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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43794, -0.25787
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 🅿️ Robin Hood Gate Car Park 47m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Robin Hood Gate Car Park 47m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 275 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 Photos Felled tree in Richmond Park
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Wildlife to spot
83,744 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 83,744 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron +28
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Abax parallelepipedus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Black Clock Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 83,744 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron +28
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Abax parallelepipedus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Black Clock Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pterostichus madidus
Pterostichus madidus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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