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Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.37708, -0.26757
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Common Red Soldier Beetle +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Common Red Soldier Beetle +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map Chessington Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
Show on map 140 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
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Wildlife to spot
38,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,614 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · 24-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Stenocranus minutus Caper Spurge · Sand-hill Screw-moss
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,614 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · 24-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Stenocranus minutus Caper Spurge · Sand-hill Screw-moss
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenocranus minutus2025
Stenocranus minutus2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Eledona agricola Eledona agricola2025
Eledona agricola Eledona agricola2025
Stenocranus Stenocranus2025
Stenocranus Stenocranus2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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