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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.44590, -0.25500
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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 🅿️ Roehampton Gate Car Park 450m 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 🅿️ Roehampton Gate Car Park 450m 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, Robin, Mute Swan +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Mute Swan +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss, Common Pincushion +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss, Common Pincushion +20 more · last seen 2026
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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 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 Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 281 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 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 CS8 extension (proposed) Cycling route ▾
As part of Wandsworth Town Centre proposals, CS8 would be extended to allow cyclists better access to Wandsworth High Street, with Fairfield Street and Wandsworth High Street becoming two-way
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Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
78,865 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,865 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit +29
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Violet Ground Beetle +8
Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Harpalus affinis Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · Wood Anemone +16
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Hemlock Conium maculatum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,865 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit +29
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Violet Ground Beetle +8
Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Harpalus affinis Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · Wood Anemone +16
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Hemlock Conium maculatum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
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
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
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 