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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
🅿️Paradise Road Car Park 15m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ 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
🅿️Paradise Road Car Park 15m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingToilets

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11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Green Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Green Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Albany Passagepublic footpath · 566 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 566 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

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Cycling

147 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route

Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route

LCN 34 linkCycling route

Named routeRef (34)Local cycle route

LCN 35Cycling route

Named routeRef 35Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

54,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

54,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +66

JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common GullLarus canus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects35 species

winterspringautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +30

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Temnothorax nylanderiTemnothorax nylanderi2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hadrobregmus denticollisHadrobregmus denticollis
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2025
Grass AntMyrmecina graminicola2025
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025

🌿

Plants12 species

winter

2026

Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Hazel · White-tipped Bristle-moss +7

Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
HazelCorylus avellana
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

54,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +66

JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common GullLarus canus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects35 species

winterspringautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +30

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Temnothorax nylanderiTemnothorax nylanderi2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hadrobregmus denticollisHadrobregmus denticollis
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2025
Grass AntMyrmecina graminicola2025
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025

🌿

Plants12 species

winter

2026

Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Hazel · White-tipped Bristle-moss +7

Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
HazelCorylus avellana
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lauren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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