Ashen Grove Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.42942, -0.19923
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham 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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 270 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 26 Cycling route ▾
Section of LCN26 in Lambeth. Signage does not use the route number. Signed as westbound to Tooting, eastbound to Streatham Common & Norwood (doesn't reach the latter, though)
Named route Ref 26 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 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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Wildlife to spot
21,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Great Tit · Blackbird +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Red Fox
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Southern Green Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Green Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Hairy Shieldbug +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Great Tit · Blackbird +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Red Fox
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Southern Green Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Green Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Hairy Shieldbug +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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