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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43406, -0.26956
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 🅿️ Broomfield Hill Car Park 75m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Broomfield Hill Car Park 75m away — 12 car parks within reach £ 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, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Carabus problematicus, Phaonia fuscata +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Carabus problematicus, Phaonia fuscata +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 206 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
93,663 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 93,663 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 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 Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata · Violet Ground Beetle · Black Clock +16
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Helina evecta Helina evecta Syrphus 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 93,663 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 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 Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata · Violet Ground Beetle · Black Clock +16
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Helina evecta Helina evecta Syrphus 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
Syrphus
Syrphus
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius
Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 