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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
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Open directionsv Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of London's Royal Parks and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. It was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park. It is now a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation and is included, at Grade I, on Historic England's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.
Read more on Wikipedia → Park Site of Special Scientific Interest c. 1625
Visiting this summer
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Common Pincushion +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Common Pincushion +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, 7-spot Ladybird, Carabus problematicus +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby · 33 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 Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bog Lane public footpath · 608 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 608 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map Albany Passage public footpath · 566 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 566 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Warren Road public footpath · 1.2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 208 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos By the Upper Pen Pond, Richmond Park, in April
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Wildlife to spot
91,762 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 91,762 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron · Robin +28
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Abax parallelepipedus · 7-spot Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Violet Ground Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage +14
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 91,762 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron · Robin +28
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Abax parallelepipedus · 7-spot Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Violet Ground Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage +14
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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