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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.45669, -0.29574
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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 482m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 482m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Common Pottia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Historic views of Ham House walk, Ham House
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Albany Passage public footpath · 566 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 566 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
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 LCN 35 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 35 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The clock of St Matthias' Church, Richmond
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Wildlife to spot
46,573 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Mute Swan +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Green Shieldbug +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Scathophaga stercoraria Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Hazel +12
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hazel Corylus avellana White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Mute Swan +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Green Shieldbug +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Scathophaga stercoraria Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Hazel +12
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pottia Tortula truncata Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hazel Corylus avellana White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Wall Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
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
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
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Tortula muralis
Tortula muralis
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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