Royal Botanic Gardens
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.48135, -0.29327
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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
- ☕Family Kitchen — 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
- ☕Family Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝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, picnic area
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Moorhen +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Moorhen +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route▾
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Brent River Park footpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Hanwell stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
119 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route▾
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LCN 33Cycling route▾
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LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route▾
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Cycleway 34Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C34Regional cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
33,349 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
33,349 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Robin · Jay · Moorhen · Canada Goose +33
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects15 species
winterspring
2026▾
Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Saissetia coffeae · Trioza centranthi +10
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Saissetia coffeaeSaissetia coffeae
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss +9
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Small NettleUrtica urens
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- White-tipped Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,349 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Robin · Jay · Moorhen · Canada Goose +33
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects15 species
winterspring
2026▾
Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Saissetia coffeae · Trioza centranthi +10
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Saissetia coffeaeSaissetia coffeae
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss +9
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Small NettleUrtica urens
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- White-tipped Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaEvents & activities nearby
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