Potomac boat House Folly 0 ha
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51.49298, -0.29107
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Saissetia coffeae +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Saissetia coffeae +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Small Nettle, Marble Screw-moss +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Small Nettle, Marble Screw-moss +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 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 126 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 Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
39,569 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,569 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Jay · Moorhen +30
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 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 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Pipizella · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Saissetia coffeae +10
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pipizella Pipizella Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Nettle · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Wood Bristle-moss +3
Small Nettle Urtica urens Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Common Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,569 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Jay · Moorhen +30
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 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 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Pipizella · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Saissetia coffeae +10
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pipizella Pipizella Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Nettle · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Wood Bristle-moss +3
Small Nettle Urtica urens Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Common Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Marchantia polymorpha
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica 