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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43825, -0.27411
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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 🅿️ Pen Ponds Car Park 343m 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 🅿️ Pen Ponds Car Park 343m 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, Mute Swan, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss, Hemlock +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Pottia, Marble Screw-moss, Hemlock +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Barnes Trail Extension 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 Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 211 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 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 Photos Richmond Park: Beef-steak fungus at the foot of an oak
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Wildlife to spot
94,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 94,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Abax parallelepipedus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus problematicus · Violet Ground Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis +10
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime +8
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 94,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Abax parallelepipedus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus problematicus · Violet Ground Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis +10
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Common Pottia · Marble Screw-moss · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime +8
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
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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