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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.44344, -0.35618
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +116 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort, Lateral Cryphaea +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort, Lateral Cryphaea +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Kingston Station to Ham House Walk, Ham House Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Enjoy a gentle walk from Kingston Station to Ham House and Garden on this 4.5-mile long stroll along the river, learning some interesting historical facts along the way.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 01:15 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hatton Cross Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 120 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 Nine Acre Trail, Osterley Cycling route 500 m ▾
This 500m off-road trail takes you through the Nine Acre field, with clear views back to the House across Middle Lake, one of R. Adam's original estate vistas. Develop your cycle skills with easy technical features, before linking back to the main trail
Named route Length 500 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
40,083 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,083 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Moorhen +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Orange Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Meliscaeva auricollis +17
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Lateral Cryphaea · Forked Veilwort
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,083 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Moorhen +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Orange Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Meliscaeva auricollis +17
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Lateral Cryphaea · Forked Veilwort
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 