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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.46473, -0.28559
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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 ☕ Starbucks — 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 ☕ Starbucks — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 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 — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Pottia +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Pottia +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Small Nettle, Hazel, Red Dead-nettle
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Bog Lane public footpath · 608 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 608 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map 132 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 LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
35,786 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,786 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Robin · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull +27
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 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 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Green Shieldbug +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion +18
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,786 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Robin · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull +27
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 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 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Green Shieldbug +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion +18
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
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
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
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
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Urtica urens
Urtica urens
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
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
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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