Townmead Road Allotment 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.47651, -0.27479
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Marble Screw-moss +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Marble Screw-moss +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 153 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Nine Acre Trail, Osterley Cycling route 500 m ▾
This 500m off-road trail takes you through the Nine Acre field, with clear views back to the House across Middle Lake, one of R. Adam's original estate vistas. Develop your cycle skills with easy technical features, before linking back to the main trail
Named route Length 500 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
44,714 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,714 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Coot · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Jackdaw +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 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 · Saissetia coffeae +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Trioza centranthi Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Small Nettle · Sweet Violet · Common Feather-moss +11
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Sweet Violet Viola odorata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,714 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Coot · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Jackdaw +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 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 · Saissetia coffeae +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Trioza centranthi Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Small Nettle · Sweet Violet · Common Feather-moss +11
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Sweet Violet Viola odorata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
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 Orthotrichum diaphanum
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica 