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51.43564, -0.25970
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Robin Hood Gate Car Park 55m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Robin Hood Gate Car Park 55m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus, Carabus problematicus +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus, Carabus problematicus +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 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 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 Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 269 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
70,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 70,976 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +8
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Violet Ground Beetle 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 70,976 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +8
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Violet Ground Beetle 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
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 