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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Clocktower — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Clocktower — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle, Syrphus ribesii +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle, Syrphus ribesii +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hanwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path - northern Bank public footpath · 231 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 231 m Path type: path
Show on map Thames Path - northern Bank public footpath · 6 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 6 m Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Thames Path - northern Bank public footpath · 15 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 15 m Path type: path
Show on map 111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 34 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (34) Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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35,023 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,023 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Robin · Black-headed Gull +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Dark-edged Bee-fly +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +5
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,023 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Robin · Black-headed Gull +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Dark-edged Bee-fly +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +5
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025 