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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.46216, -0.29962
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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 ☕ GAIL's — 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 ☕ GAIL's — 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🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Green Shieldbug +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Green Shieldbug +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Albany Passage public footpath · 566 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 566 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 114 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 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
36,182 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,182 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Robin · Mallard +30
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Small Nettle +10
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hazel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,182 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Robin · Mallard +30
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Small Nettle +10
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hazel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
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
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
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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