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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.46708, -0.25831
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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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Thames Path passes nearby 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Thames Path passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss +32 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Melanostoma scalare +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Melanostoma scalare +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground station 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 209 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
122,985 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 122,985 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Jackdaw · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Moorhen +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Gadwall Mareca strepera Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Suillia variegata +8
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Gorse Shieldbug Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Field-speedwell +30
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dandelion Taraxacum Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 122,985 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Jackdaw · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Moorhen +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Gadwall Mareca strepera Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Suillia variegata +8
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Gorse Shieldbug Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Field-speedwell +30
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dandelion Taraxacum Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Piezodorus lituratus
Piezodorus lituratus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
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
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
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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