Roman Catholic Church of St Francis De Sales
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43123, -0.35211
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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 🛝 Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Orange Ladybird +133 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Orange Ladybird +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
LOOP link to Hatton Cross Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 125 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Hersham station/Walton route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Duke of Wellington, Hampton Hill
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Wildlife to spot
59,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +20
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +20
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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