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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43925, -0.28331
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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, Mute Swan, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Hemlock +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Hemlock +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby · 4 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 LOOP link to Fulwell station 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 195 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 View of a stag bellowing in Richmond Park #5
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Wildlife to spot
97,843 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 97,843 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose · Mallard +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Abax parallelepipedus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus problematicus · Violet Ground Beetle · Green Shieldbug +11
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 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 97,843 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose · Mallard +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Abax parallelepipedus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus problematicus · Violet Ground Beetle · Green Shieldbug +11
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 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
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
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
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
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
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