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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.44450, -0.28344
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 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 Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 192 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Nine Acre Trail, Osterley Cycling route 500 m ▾
This 500m off-road trail takes you through the Nine Acre field, with clear views back to the House across Middle Lake, one of R. Adam's original estate vistas. Develop your cycle skills with easy technical features, before linking back to the main trail
Named route Length 500 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking 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
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Wildlife to spot
98,414 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 98,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +26
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +15
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage +14
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 98,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +26
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Adder
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +15
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Common Pincushion · Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage +14
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
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
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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