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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.44139, -0.26345
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 🅿️ Pen Ponds Car Park 80m away — 6 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 🅿️ Pen Ponds Car Park 80m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Mute Swan +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Mute Swan +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Carabus problematicus +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss, Common Pincushion +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss, Common Pincushion +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 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 231 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 the blocks of flats on Highcliffe Drive, Wandsworth from Richmond Park #2
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Wildlife to spot
95,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 95,309 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +28
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +11
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Violet Ground Beetle Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage +10
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 95,309 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +28
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +11
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Violet Ground Beetle Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage +10
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima 