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Pesthouse Common

2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Pesthouse Common, Richmond · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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51.45955, -0.28867

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 92m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 92m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 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 — Jackdaw, Mallard, Canada Goose +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Canada Goose +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Pottia +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Pottia +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Epistrophe eligans +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Epistrophe eligans +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

26 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Bog Lanepublic footpath · 608 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 608 mSurface compactedPath type: footway

Albany Passagepublic footpath · 566 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 566 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

124 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route

Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 39Cycling route

Named routeRef 39Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

54,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

54,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +31

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects24 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +19

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Pseudococcus longispinusPseudococcus longispinus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata

🌿

Plants19 species

winter

2026

Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion +14

Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PottiaTortula truncata
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
HazelCorylus avellana
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

54,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +31

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects24 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +19

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Pseudococcus longispinusPseudococcus longispinus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata

🌿

Plants19 species

winter

2026

Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion +14

Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PottiaTortula truncata
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
HazelCorylus avellana
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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