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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.42874, -0.29160
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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
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Cream-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Cream-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hemlock, Wood Anemone, American Skunk-cabbage +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemlock, Wood Anemone, American Skunk-cabbage +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 173 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
57,968 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,968 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard +29
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
10-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +24
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,968 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard +29
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
10-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +24
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 