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51.46089, -0.26446
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hazel, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 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
Show on map 170 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route 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
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
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Wildlife to spot
36,368 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,368 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Gadwall Mareca strepera Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Red Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Abax parallelepipedus · Cheilosia grossa +9
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Hazel · White Dead-nettle +28
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Hazel Corylus avellana White Dead-nettle Lamium album Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,368 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Gadwall Mareca strepera Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Red Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Abax parallelepipedus · Cheilosia grossa +9
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Hazel · White Dead-nettle +28
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Hazel Corylus avellana White Dead-nettle Lamium album Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
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
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
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
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
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