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Mortlake Green

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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
☕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

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

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11 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 — 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

Playgrounds

Strong match

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

🚶

Walking

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wandle TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

Capital Ring (Section 08)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

149 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 40Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

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LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

40,071 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,071 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summerwinter

2026

Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

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Mammals11 species

summer

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Hedgehog +6

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2026

Grass Snake · Pond Terrapin

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐟

Fish1 species

winter

2026

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects52 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Common Darter +47

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
Silvanus bidentatusSilvanus bidentatus2025
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Hirtodrosophila trivittataHirtodrosophila trivittata2025
Garden CockroachEctobius vittiventris2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025
Impatientinum (Impatientinum) asiaticumImpatientinum (Impatientinum) asiaticum2025
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2025
Trimerocaecilius bechetiTrimerocaecilius becheti2025
Aphis (Aphis) hederaeAphis (Aphis) hederae2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Macropsis scottiMacropsis scotti2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025

🌿

Plants36 species

winter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Field-speedwell · Hazel +31

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
HazelCorylus avellana
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
CleaversGalium aparine
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common ChickweedStellaria media
DaisyBellis perennis
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
DandelionTaraxacum
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,071 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summerwinter

2026

Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals11 species

summer

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Hedgehog +6

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2026

Grass Snake · Pond Terrapin

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐟

Fish1 species

winter

2026

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects52 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Common Darter +47

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
Silvanus bidentatusSilvanus bidentatus2025
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Hirtodrosophila trivittataHirtodrosophila trivittata2025
Garden CockroachEctobius vittiventris2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025
Impatientinum (Impatientinum) asiaticumImpatientinum (Impatientinum) asiaticum2025
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2025
Trimerocaecilius bechetiTrimerocaecilius becheti2025
Aphis (Aphis) hederaeAphis (Aphis) hederae2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Macropsis scottiMacropsis scotti2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025

🌿

Plants36 species

winter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Field-speedwell · Hazel +31

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
HazelCorylus avellana
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
CleaversGalium aparine
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common ChickweedStellaria media
DaisyBellis perennis
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
DandelionTaraxacum
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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