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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 34 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43151, -0.29704
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 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 — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 2 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 LOOP link to Fulwell station 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 168 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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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
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Wildlife to spot
59,744 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,744 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Mallard +23
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird +24
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,744 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Mallard +23
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird +24
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
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
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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