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Richmond Park

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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
🐕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 82m 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 82m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingToilets

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11 activities

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

Dog walks

Strong match

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

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wandle TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

Barnes Trail ExtensionWalking 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 routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

275 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 40Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route

Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

71,085 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

71,085 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds33 species

winterspring

2026

Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron +28

JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Abax parallelepipedus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus +8

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Harpalus anxiusHarpalus anxius
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
Amara tibialisAmara tibialis
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2026

Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2

HemlockConium maculatum
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
DaisyBellis perennis
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

71,085 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterspring

2026

Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron +28

JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Abax parallelepipedus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus +8

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Harpalus anxiusHarpalus anxius
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
Amara tibialisAmara tibialis
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2026

Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2

HemlockConium maculatum
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
DaisyBellis perennis
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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