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Richmond Park

1 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.42174, -0.28517

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Colicci Coffee — 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
☕Colicci Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Thames Down LinkWalking route

Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

165 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 40Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 28Cycling route

Named routeRef C28

Wildlife to spot

30,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2026

Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red DeerCervus elaphus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects28 species

springautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Phaonia fuscata +23

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Phaonia fuscataPhaonia fuscata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
EupeodesEupeodes
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Helina evectaHelina evecta
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2026

American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss

American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
DaisyBellis perennis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2026

Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red DeerCervus elaphus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects28 species

springautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Phaonia fuscata +23

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Phaonia fuscataPhaonia fuscata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
EupeodesEupeodes
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Helina evectaHelina evecta
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2026

American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss

American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
DaisyBellis perennis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), Queen's Road car park, Richmond Park

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