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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Hammersmith and Fulham Getting here
51.49454, -0.20943
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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 ☕ Café Del Mundo — 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 ☕ Café Del Mundo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +174 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +174 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 301 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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16,775 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,775 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Starling +45
Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Woolly Apple Aphid · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,775 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Starling +45
Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Woolly Apple Aphid · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 