Broom Road Recreation Ground
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.42197, -0.30919
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 149m 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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 — Coot, Mallard, Grey Heron +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Grey Heron +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Forked Veilwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 137 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
Show on map Photos Broom Road recreation ground, Teddington
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Wildlife to spot
84,215 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 84,215 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Starling · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron +13
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Adder
🐝 Insects 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 10-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +29
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 84,215 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Starling · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron +13
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Adder
🐝 Insects 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 10-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +29
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Synchita undata Synchita undata
Synchita undata Synchita undata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus