The Wilderness - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🌿 Foraging🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43730, -0.30794
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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 welcomeTraditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 153 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 LCN 34 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (34) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
84,175 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 84,175 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Great Crested Grebe · Blackbird · Robin · Red-legged Partridge +10
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Adder
🐝 Insects 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +23
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Brooklime · Daisy
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 84,175 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Great Crested Grebe · Blackbird · Robin · Red-legged Partridge +10
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Adder
🐝 Insects 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +23
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Brooklime · Daisy
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
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