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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.45224, -0.30239
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 259m away — 6 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 259m away — 6 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby · 8 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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 147 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 35 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 35 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
51,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Mute Swan +37
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Hazel · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +2
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Hazel Corylus avellana White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Mute Swan +37
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Hazel · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +2
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Hazel Corylus avellana White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Lunularia cruciata2025
Lunularia cruciata2025
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