Old Palace Lane Allotment
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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.46145, -0.31125
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Green Shieldbug +102 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Green Shieldbug +102 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Allotments
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 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 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 102 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
28,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,165 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Jackdaw +35
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +18
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 · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +6
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Pincushion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,165 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Jackdaw +35
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +18
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 · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +6
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Pincushion 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
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
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 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 