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Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.43691, -0.36658
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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 ⛳ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⛳ 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 🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +121 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Nipplewort, Horse-radish, Green Alkanet +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nipplewort, Horse-radish, Green Alkanet +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Kingston Station to Ham House Walk, Ham House Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Enjoy a gentle walk from Kingston Station to Ham House and Garden on this 4.5-mile long stroll along the river, learning some interesting historical facts along the way.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 01:15 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hatton Cross Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 110 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 Spelthorne LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
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41,597 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,597 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Muntjac · Domestic Dog +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Feral Cat Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Darter +18
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Carabus nemoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,597 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Muntjac · Domestic Dog +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Feral Cat Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Darter +18
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Carabus nemoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Felis catus2025
Felis catus2025
Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 