Landscaping to Alton East Estate 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
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51.44539, -0.23792
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Harpalus anxius, Common Sun Beetle +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Harpalus anxius, Common Sun Beetle +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 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 Barnes Trail Extension 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 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 284 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map CS8 extension (proposed) Cycling route ▾
As part of Wandsworth Town Centre proposals, CS8 would be extended to allow cyclists better access to Wandsworth High Street, with Fairfield Street and Wandsworth High Street becoming two-way
Named route
Show on map Photos Holybourne Avenue at the junction of Alton Road
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Wildlife to spot
74,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 74,965 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Feral Cat · Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Amara tibialis Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 74,965 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Feral Cat · Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Amara tibialis Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 