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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.42194, -0.11634
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
12 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +114 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km23 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route▾
Named routeParkrun
Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
link to Nunhead stationWalking route▾
signposted link from Nunhead station to the Green Chain Walk
Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Copgate Pathpublic footpath · 59 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Copgate Pathpublic footpath · 118 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 118 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Copgate Pathpublic footpath · 166 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 166 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
218 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (23)Cycling route▾
LCN 23 link
Named routeRef (23)Local cycle route
Route (232)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named routeRef (232)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 77Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 77Local cycle route
Route (21)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named routeRef (21)Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,953 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,953 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Tit
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026Common Frog · Smooth Newt
🐝Insects117 species
summerautumn
2026Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Batman Hoverfly
+112 more speciesHide species list
All 117 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
🌿Plants5 species
winterspring
2026Crescent-cup Liverwort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silver-moss · Common Dog-violet · Creeping Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,953 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Tit
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026Common Frog · Smooth Newt
🐝Insects117 species
summerautumn
2026Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Batman Hoverfly
+112 more speciesHide species list
All 117 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
🌿Plants5 species
winterspring
2026Crescent-cup Liverwort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silver-moss · Common Dog-violet · Creeping Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025PipizellaPipizella2025PipizellaPipizella2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansDock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2025Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025MelangynaMelangyna2025MelangynaMelangyna2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus2025Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2025Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2025Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata2025Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum2025Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Tree 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alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Anthribus fasciatusAnthribus fasciatus2025Anthribus fasciatusAnthribus fasciatus2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Variable CockroachPlanuncus tingitanus2024Variable CockroachPlanuncus tingitanus2024Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2024Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2024Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2024Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2024Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2024Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2024Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2024White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024Xanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus2024Xanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Events & activities nearby
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