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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.45954, -0.28866
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 91m away — 2 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 🅿️ Parking 91m away — 2 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 — Jackdaw, Mallard, Canada Goose +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Canada Goose +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Pottia +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Pottia +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Epistrophe eligans +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Epistrophe eligans +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Bog Lane public footpath · 608 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 608 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map Albany Passage public footpath · 566 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 566 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 124 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 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
57,969 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,969 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mallard · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion +14
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hazel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,969 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mallard · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion +14
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hazel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
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
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
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
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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