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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.42383, -0.29490
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Tandems cafe and toilets — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Tandems cafe and toilets — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🛝 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 — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird +131 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird +131 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 LOOP link to Fulwell station 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 157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
Show on map Photos Latchmere Recreation Ground
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38,940 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,940 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Great Tit · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +23
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Oxystoma pomonae 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 38,940 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Great Tit · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +23
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Oxystoma pomonae 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
Oxystoma pomonae
Oxystoma pomonae
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 