Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.47011, -0.25960
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 273m 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 273m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Named cycling route nearby: LCN 37
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
Capital Ring (Section 08)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
207 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route QCycling route▾
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route
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The Thames at Mortlake: the view downstream, at dusk
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
118,438 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
118,438 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Tufted Duck +22
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- TealAnas crecca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Suillia variegata +6
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
- Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Gorse Shieldbug
Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Common Field-speedwell · Dandelion · Hazel +27
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- DandelionTaraxacum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
118,438 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Tufted Duck +22
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- TealAnas crecca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Suillia variegata +6
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
- Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Gorse Shieldbug
Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Common Field-speedwell · Dandelion · Hazel +27
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- DandelionTaraxacum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Piezodorus lituratus
Piezodorus lituratus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataJet AntLasius fuliginosusJet AntLasius fuliginosusCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Common ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensParsley PiertAphanes arvensisParsley PiertAphanes arvensisAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata