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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.42606, -0.25723
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Moorhen +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Moorhen +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harpalus anxius, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Common Sun Beetle +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harpalus anxius, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Common Sun Beetle +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wood Anemone, American Skunk-cabbage, Brooklime +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, American Skunk-cabbage, Brooklime +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 275 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Photos Playing Field, Robin Hood Primary School, Kingston Vale
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Wildlife to spot
64,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 64,704 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Mallard +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Black Clock +9
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 64,704 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Mallard +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Black Clock +9
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 