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51.46901, -0.26749
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Giardino 14 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Giardino 14 — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +47 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, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss +33 more · 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 (Section 08) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
40,071 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,071 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Robin +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Suillia variegata +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Gorse Shieldbug Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Field-speedwell · Hazel +29
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Hazel Corylus avellana Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,071 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Robin +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Suillia variegata +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Gorse Shieldbug Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Field-speedwell · Hazel +29
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Hazel Corylus avellana Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Piezodorus lituratus
Piezodorus lituratus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha 