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1 ha

WildlifeBirdsDogs

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.50092, -0.30313

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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
☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Cycleway 40

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking 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

🚴

Cycling

107 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

Cycleway 34Cycling route

Named routeRef C34Regional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

42,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Robin · Bittern +32

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
BitternBotaurus stellaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus ribesii · Epistrophe eligans · Pipizella · Australian Carpet Beetle +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
PipizellaPipizella
Australian Carpet BeetleAnthrenocerus australis
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Robin · Bittern +32

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
BitternBotaurus stellaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus ribesii · Epistrophe eligans · Pipizella · Australian Carpet Beetle +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
PipizellaPipizella
Australian Carpet BeetleAnthrenocerus australis
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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