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Langdon Park

19 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.42038, -0.31408

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Visiting this summer

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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

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 — Coot, Mallard, Grey Heron +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Grey Heron +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Thames Down LinkWalking route

Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route

Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Cycleway 40Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 28Cycling route

Named routeRef C28

Wildlife to spot

93,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

93,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

winterspring

2026

Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard · Moorhen · Coot +13

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects33 species

winterspring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +28

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
EupeodesEupeodes
Phaonia fuscataPhaonia fuscata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
SyrphusSyrphus
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
Zygina lunarisZygina lunaris
Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Synchita undataSynchita undata
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

93,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

winterspring

2026

Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard · Moorhen · Coot +13

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects33 species

winterspring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +28

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
EupeodesEupeodes
Phaonia fuscataPhaonia fuscata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
SyrphusSyrphus
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
Zygina lunarisZygina lunaris
Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Synchita undataSynchita undata
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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