St Mary Magdelene's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.46012, -0.30387
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ 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 +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Harlequin Ladybird +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grass Ant, Harlequin Ladybird +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby · 15 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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cholmondeley Walk public footpath · 274 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 274 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
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 Albany Passage public footpath · 566 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 566 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 108 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 35 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 35 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Interior of St Mary Magdalene's church - geograph.org.uk - 1975255
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Wildlife to spot
36,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,255 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Hazel · White-tipped Bristle-moss +7
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hazel Corylus avellana White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Springy Turf-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,255 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Hazel · White-tipped Bristle-moss +7
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hazel Corylus avellana White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Springy Turf-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
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
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2025
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2025 Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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