Plan your visit
🛝Family🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.44439, -0.29693
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Pembroke Lodge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Pembroke Lodge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Jackdaw, Robin +27 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Jackdaw, Robin +27 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +22 more · last seen 2026; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km28 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brent River Park footpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
168 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route
LCN 34 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (34)Local cycle route
LCN 44Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
![Petersham Park [Richmond Park]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/82/56/4825637_cf86c0e9.jpg)
Petersham Park [Richmond Park]
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
58,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
58,804 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Jackdaw · Robin · Mallard · Mute Swan +25
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 10-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans +20
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
🌿Plants10 species
winterspring
2026▾
Marble Screw-moss · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone +5
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- HemlockConium maculatum
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
58,804 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Jackdaw · Robin · Mallard · Mute Swan +25
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 10-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans +20
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
🌿Plants10 species
winterspring
2026▾
Marble Screw-moss · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone +5
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- HemlockConium maculatum
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White-tipped Bristle-moss
White-tipped Bristle-moss
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiEvents & activities nearby
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