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Royal Botanic Gardens

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📷 Wikipedia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.47313, -0.30068

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🚻Toilets 203m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Toilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route
Named route
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brent River Park footpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Hanwell stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

127 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route
Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route
LCN 34 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (34)Local cycle route
Cycleway 34Cycling route
Named routeRef C34Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

📷 Wikipedia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY-SA 3.0

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