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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.46144, -0.29700
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ GAIL's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ GAIL's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Green Shieldbug +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Green Shieldbug +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 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 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 Albany Passage public footpath · 566 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 566 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 114 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 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
37,061 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Robin · Jackdaw +30
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +14
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Robin · Jackdaw +30
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +14
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
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
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 