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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.42555, -0.28509
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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 🅿️ Kingston Gate Car Park 310m away — 4 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 🅿️ Kingston Gate Car Park 310m away — 4 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 +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wood Anemone, American Skunk-cabbage, Brooklime +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, American Skunk-cabbage, Brooklime +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 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 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 175 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 Queens Road in Richmond Park
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Wildlife to spot
35,390 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,390 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard +43
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss +2
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,390 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard +43
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss +2
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
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
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Pincushion
Common Pincushion
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Dicranoweisia cirrata
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