Old Deer Park Recreation Ground 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.46338, -0.31258
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Old Deer Park 330m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Old Deer Park 330m away — 8 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Green Shieldbug +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Green Shieldbug +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Springy Turf-moss +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Springy Turf-moss +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 13 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 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 104 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
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Wildlife to spot
29,617 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,617 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Mute Swan +37
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +6
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,617 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Mute Swan +37
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +6
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis 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
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
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025 Common Pincushion
Common Pincushion
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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