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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43522, -0.28379
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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 🚻 Toilets 240m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children 🌤️ 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 🚻 Toilets 240m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children £ 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, Mute Swan, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths 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 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 190 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Deer under trees, Richmond Park
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Wildlife to spot
100,451 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 100,451 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Mallard · Kestrel +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata +15
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 10-spot Ladybird Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 100,451 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Mallard · Kestrel +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Phaonia fuscata +15
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 10-spot Ladybird Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
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
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
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