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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 34 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43338, -0.27704
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Broomfield Hill Car Park 378m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Broomfield Hill Car Park 378m away — 4 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +34 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Abax parallelepipedus +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 5 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 Barnes Trail 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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 212 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route Cycling route ▾
Named route International cycle route
Show on map Photos View of azaleas reflected in the still pond in the Isabella Plantation #4
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Wildlife to spot
97,742 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 97,742 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata +14
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Meliscaeva auricollis Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 97,742 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata +14
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Meliscaeva auricollis Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
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