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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.42704, -0.33367
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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 ☕ Puccino'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 ☕ Puccino's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Coot +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Coot +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 132 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 Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
124,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 124,507 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Coot · Wren +14
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +21
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 124,507 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Coot · Wren +14
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +21
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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