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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.42748, -0.32423
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🅿️ Teddington Pools Car Park 199m away — 16 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 🅿️ Teddington Pools Car Park 199m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 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
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +81 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 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 Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 134 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
Show on map Photos St Alban, Teddington - now the Landmark Art Centre
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Wildlife to spot
95,616 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 95,616 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Coot · Great Crested Grebe +12
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +22
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 95,616 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Coot · Great Crested Grebe +12
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +22
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 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
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
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
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
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