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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.41911, -0.11431
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +41 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +41 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +102 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Named hiking route nearby: Capital Ring (Section 04); Named hiking route nearby: Capital Ring (Section 04)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 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
207 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C66Regional cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Route 222Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 222Local cycle route
Route 213Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCN 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62Local cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
View over Croydon from Norwood Grove
Photos
View over Croydon from Norwood Grove
✓ 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
15,991 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,991 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large Skipper
+100 more speciesHide species list
All 105 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silver-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Sweet Violet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,991 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large Skipper
+100 more speciesHide species list
All 105 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silver-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Sweet Violet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta2024
Vanessa atalanta2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataSouthern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxHornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025PipizellaPipizella2025PipizellaPipizella2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2025Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansMelangynaMelangyna2025MelangynaMelangyna2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus2025Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2025Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata2025Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2024White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Megamerina doliumMegamerina dolium2024Megamerina doliumMegamerina dolium2024Aphis (Aphis) hederaeAphis (Aphis) hederae2024Aphis (Aphis) hederaeAphis (Aphis) hederae2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2024Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2024Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2024Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2024Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2024Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Events & activities nearby
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