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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.48444, -0.28818
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ☕ The Willow Cafe — 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 ☕ The Willow Cafe — 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle, Epistrophe eligans +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle, Epistrophe eligans +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 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 Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hanwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 129 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 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
47,747 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,747 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Robin · Jackdaw +33
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Bittern Botaurus stellaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Pipizella +13
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pipizella Pipizella Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +9
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Common Pincushion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,747 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Robin · Jackdaw +33
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Bittern Botaurus stellaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Pipizella +13
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pipizella Pipizella Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +9
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Common Pincushion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Dicranoweisia cirrata
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica 