ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW 272 ha
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About ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW Kew Gardens is a botanic garden in southwest London founded in 1759 that houses the "largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world". Its living collections include some of the 27,000 taxa curated by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, while the herbarium, one of the largest in the world, has over 8. 5 million preserved plant and fungal specimens.
Read more on Wikipedia → Higher education institution World Heritage Site
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 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 — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Marble Screw-moss +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Marble Screw-moss +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 21 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 Old Palace Yard public footpath · 73 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 73 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Thames Path - northern Bank public footpath · 54 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 54 m Path type: path
Show on map The Wardrobe public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 124 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 Queen Charlotte's Cottage, Kew Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
38,532 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,532 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Robin +30
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 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 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Marble Screw-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +9
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,532 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Robin +30
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 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 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Marble Screw-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +9
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
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
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
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 Lewinskya affinis
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
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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