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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.47750, -0.29696
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
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
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Marble Screw-moss +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Marble Screw-moss +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Thames Path - northern Bank public footpath · 54 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 54 m Path type: path
Show on map Thames Path - northern Bank public footpath · 210 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 210 m Path type: footway
Show on map 128 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
Show on map Photos Henry Moore sculpture, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Wildlife to spot
33,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,084 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Robin · Jay +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Syrphus ribesii · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Saissetia coffeae +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss +10
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 33,084 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Robin · Jay +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Syrphus ribesii · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Saissetia coffeae +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Marble Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss +10
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
Ashy Mining Bee
Ashy Mining Bee
Andrena cineraria
Andrena cineraria
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
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
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025 