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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.42635, -0.27686
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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 🅿️ Parking 491m away — 2 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 🅿️ Parking 491m away — 2 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, Robin, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Syrphus +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Syrphus +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 LOOP link to Malden Manor station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Warren Road public footpath · 1.2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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 Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route Cycling route ▾
Named route International cycle route
Show on map LCN 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Richmond Park from the Ladderstile Gate
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Wildlife to spot
30,127 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,127 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 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
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata · Eupeodes +11
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Eupeodes Eupeodes Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +3
Hemlock Conium maculatum 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 30,127 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 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
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata · Eupeodes +11
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Eupeodes Eupeodes Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +3
Hemlock Conium maculatum 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
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
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
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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