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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.45834, -0.30701
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Tide Tables — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Tide Tables — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, 10-spot Ladybird +164 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, 10-spot Ladybird +164 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Old Palace Yard public footpath · 73 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 73 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Cholmondeley Walk public footpath · 274 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 274 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map The Wardrobe public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 115 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 34 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (34) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 35 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 35 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
33,076 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,076 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Mute Swan +24
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +4
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Butterfly-bush Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,076 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Mute Swan +24
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +4
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Butterfly-bush Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2025
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025 Buddleja davidii
Buddleja davidii
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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