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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43312, -0.36026
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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 497m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 497m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Stag Beetle, Dock Bug +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Stag Beetle, Dock Bug +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Nipplewort, Horse-radish, Green Alkanet +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nipplewort, Horse-radish, Green Alkanet +8 more · 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 ▾
LOOP link to Hatton Cross Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 120 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Hersham station/Walton route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
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Wildlife to spot
50,778 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,778 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Kestrel · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Feral Cat · Domestic Dog +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 24-spot Ladybird +14
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,778 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Kestrel · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Feral Cat · Domestic Dog +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 24-spot Ladybird +14
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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