King Henry VIII's Mound, Richmond Park 0 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.44492, -0.29471
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Belvedere scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Pembroke Lodge — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Pembroke Lodge — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 4 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 175 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 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
62,037 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 62,037 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Canada Goose · Robin · Mute Swan +25
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime +13
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Hemlock Conium maculatum 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 62,037 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Canada Goose · Robin · Mute Swan +25
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime +13
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Hemlock Conium maculatum 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
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
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
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
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
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
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
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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