← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Richmond Park

3 ha

WildlifeBirdsDogs

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.45282, -0.26588

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
🅿️Sheen Gate carpark 406m 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
🅿️Sheen Gate carpark 406m away — 2 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, Mute Swan, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 4

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

29 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 (Section 08)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

209 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

Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

101,935 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

101,935 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterspring

2026

Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose +27

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

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Violet Ground Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Abax parallelepipedus +8

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants23 species

winter

2026

Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · Wild Teasel +18

Common PottiaTortula truncata
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
HemlockConium maculatum
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
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

101,935 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterspring

2026

Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose +27

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

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Violet Ground Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Abax parallelepipedus +8

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants23 species

winter

2026

Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · Wild Teasel +18

Common PottiaTortula truncata
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
HemlockConium maculatum
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
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheen Cross Wood, Richmond Park

1 / 22

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chiswick House and GroundsUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bishop's MeadowUrban park3.9 km→🌱Bishop's ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Bishop's ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Fulham PalaceUrban park4 km→🌱Syon ParkUrban park4.3 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: bb7e4f80-8324-4b5e-9da2-b15e6fbf7888