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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43163, -0.35574
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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 🅿️ High Street Car Park 232m away — 8 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 🅿️ High Street Car Park 232m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Stag Beetle, 24-spot Ladybird +145 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Stag Beetle, 24-spot Ladybird +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Nipplewort, Horse-radish +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Nipplewort, Horse-radish +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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 125 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
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
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
42,235 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,235 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Grey Heron · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +37
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Domestic Dog · Feral Cat +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Feral Cat Felis catus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Adder
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,235 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Grey Heron · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +37
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Domestic Dog · Feral Cat +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Feral Cat Felis catus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Adder
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 24-spot Ladybird
24-spot Ladybird
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
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
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
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025