SOUTHWOOD OPEN SPACE 13 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.38553, -0.26787
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 270m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 270m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 144 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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About this nature reserve Southwood Open Space is a 13-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Kingston upon Thames, London. It consists of open grassland and woodland areas, ideal for spotting local wildlife such as squirrels, birds, and various insects.
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Wildlife to spot
30,932 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,932 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug +37
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Syrphus Syrphus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Epistrophe eligans 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 30,932 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug +37
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Syrphus Syrphus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Epistrophe eligans 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
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus2025
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
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
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
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
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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