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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.39248, -0.29834
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Stone Parsley · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Stone Parsley · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 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 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 121 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 Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
Show on map Tamsin Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
50,176 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,176 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,176 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
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 