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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.44205, -0.29015
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 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 177 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 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
63,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 63,207 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Robin · Mallard · Mute Swan +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime +11
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 63,207 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Robin · Mallard · Mute Swan +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime +11
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata 