Royal Botanic Gardens 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.47540, -0.29990
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 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 129 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 Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
37,721 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,721 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Robin +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Scathophaga stercoraria +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +10
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Common Pincushion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,721 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Robin +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Scathophaga stercoraria +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +10
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Common Pincushion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
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 Dicranoweisia cirrata
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
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
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025 