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Richmond Park

16 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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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
🅿️Roehampton Gate Car Park 261m 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
🅿️Roehampton Gate Car Park 261m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

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, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss, Common Pincushion +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss, Common Pincushion +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Harpalus anxius, Common Sun Beetle +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Harpalus anxius, Common Sun Beetle +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

28 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

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

271 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

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LCNCycling route

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Wildlife to spot

84,389 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

84,389 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterspring

2026

Jackdaw · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +29

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

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winterspring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt

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

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Violet Ground Beetle +8

Harpalus anxiusHarpalus anxius
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
Amara tibialisAmara tibialis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis

🌿

Plants22 species

winter

2026

Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · Wood Anemone +17

Common PottiaTortula truncata
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
HemlockConium maculatum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
CleaversGalium aparine
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
HazelCorylus avellana
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

84,389 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterspring

2026

Jackdaw · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +29

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

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winterspring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt

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

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Violet Ground Beetle +8

Harpalus anxiusHarpalus anxius
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
Amara tibialisAmara tibialis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis

🌿

Plants22 species

winter

2026

Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · Wood Anemone +17

Common PottiaTortula truncata
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
HemlockConium maculatum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
CleaversGalium aparine
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
HazelCorylus avellana
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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