North Sheen Recreation Ground 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.47103, -0.28492
Open directionsv 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 ☕ The Pavilion Cafe and Clubhouse — 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 ☕ The Pavilion Cafe and Clubhouse — 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pottia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Pottia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 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 Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hanwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 142 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
42,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,011 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Minotaur Beetle · Melanostoma scalare +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Common Pottia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Cord-moss · Common Pincushion · Marble Screw-moss +16
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,011 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Minotaur Beetle · Melanostoma scalare +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Common Pottia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Cord-moss · Common Pincushion · Marble Screw-moss +16
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
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
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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