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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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51.48016, -0.26327
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Grey Heron +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Grey Heron +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, Dandelion +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Melanostoma scalare +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Creeping Buttercup +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Creeping Buttercup +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
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 (Section 08) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 185 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Riverside Drive at the junction of Great Chertsey Road
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168,407 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 168,407 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Lapwing +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare · Minotaur Beetle · Syritta pipiens +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Suillia variegata Red Dead-nettle · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Creeping Buttercup · Common Chickweed · Daisy +9
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Common Chickweed Stellaria media Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 168,407 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Lapwing +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare · Minotaur Beetle · Syritta pipiens +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Suillia variegata Red Dead-nettle · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Creeping Buttercup · Common Chickweed · Daisy +9
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Common Chickweed Stellaria media Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica 