Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club
⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.46919, -0.30948
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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 ⛳ Golf 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Small Nettle +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Small Nettle +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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 114 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 LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
39,059 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,059 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Robin +31
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +7
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,059 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Robin +31
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +7
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
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
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 