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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43350, -0.34196
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 92m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 92m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Kestrel, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Kestrel, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 119 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Hersham station/Walton route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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72,270 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 72,270 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Crested Grebe · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Kestrel +8
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird +21
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 72,270 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Crested Grebe · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Kestrel +8
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird +21
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Synchita undata Synchita undata
Synchita undata Synchita undata