Getting here
51.44640, -0.26972
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 362m 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 362m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Mute Swan +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Mute Swan +64 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Common Pincushion +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Common Pincushion +26 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Meliscaeva auricollis +15 more · last seen 2026
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
27 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route
Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route
Brent River Park footpathWalking route
Barnes Trail ExtensionWalking 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
🚴Cycling
200 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cycleway 40Cycling route
LCN 33Cycling route
LCN 75Cycling route
LCN 33Cycling route
LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route
LCNCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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