Royal Botanic Gardens 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.48221, -0.29123
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Jay +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Jay +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Capital Ring link to Hanwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 125 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 Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 40 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
34,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,704 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Jay · Moorhen · Canada Goose +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Saissetia coffeae · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans +10
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss +9
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,704 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Jay · Moorhen · Canada Goose +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Saissetia coffeae · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans +10
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss +9
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Orthotrichum diaphanum
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica 