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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 250 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.46788, -0.30912
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 🛝 Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Capital Ring link to Hanwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old Palace Yard public footpath · 73 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 73 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Cholmondeley Walk public footpath · 274 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 274 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map The Wardrobe public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 113 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 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Old Deer Park Recreation Ground from the air
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Wildlife to spot
32,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,838 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Robin +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +6
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,838 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Robin +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +6
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
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
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
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 Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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