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Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.38547, -0.29729
Open directionsv 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 ☕ Moon — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ Moon — a good base for a longer summer day out £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Batman Hoverfly +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Batman Hoverfly +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cycleway 29
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Man Orchid, Himalayan Balsam, Stone Parsley · last seen 2025; Plants — Man Orchid, Himalayan Balsam, Stone Parsley · last seen 2025
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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path - northern bank Walking route ▾
Created to ease maintenance on the "main" Thames Path from Source to Woolwich. The North (or true Left) Bank has many diversions away. Through central London (Battersea Bridge to Tower Bridge) the route tends to hug the River.
Named route Ref TPnth Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Kingston station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 105 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C31 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C29 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C29 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos St Matthew, Surbiton: church path
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Wildlife to spot
35,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthophora plumipes
Anthophora plumipes
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
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 