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51.50226, -0.32577
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eupeodes, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eupeodes, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
The Gruffalo Trail Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Round trip Local 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 Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 71 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 Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
51,843 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,843 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Grey Heron · Redwing +32
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · Eristalis intricaria +14
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,843 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Grey Heron · Redwing +32
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · Eristalis intricaria +14
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata