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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.42269, -0.28729
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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 ☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +67 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, Marmalade Hoverfly +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 168 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
Show on map Photos Richmond Park by Kingston Gate
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Wildlife to spot
32,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,946 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Phaonia fuscata · Syrphus +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Syrphus Syrphus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,946 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Phaonia fuscata · Syrphus +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Syrphus Syrphus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025 