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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.45149, -0.37971
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 137m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 137m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus +163 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus +163 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Hillingdon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 08) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kingston Station to Ham House Walk, Ham House Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Enjoy a gentle walk from Kingston Station to Ham House and Garden on this 4.5-mile long stroll along the river, learning some interesting historical facts along the way.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 01:15 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Nine Acre Trail, Osterley Cycling route 500 m ▾
This 500m off-road trail takes you through the Nine Acre field, with clear views back to the House across Middle Lake, one of R. Adam's original estate vistas. Develop your cycle skills with easy technical features, before linking back to the main trail
Named route Length 500 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Hounslow Cemetery, Hanworth Road
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Wildlife to spot
32,782 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,782 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Carabus nemoralis · Helina evecta +21
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Helina evecta Helina evecta Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,782 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Carabus nemoralis · Helina evecta +21
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Helina evecta Helina evecta Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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