Broadleaved woodland near Clapham Common 1 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.46441, -0.14749
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☕ The Roastery — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☕ The Roastery — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 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 (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map link to West Dulwich station Walking route ▾
signposted link from West Dulwich station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C link Regional walking route
Show on map 351 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
One of the London Cycle Network's "Radial routes in South East London", from Central London via Camberwell, Crystal Palace and Croydon to Purley. The section from Southwark Bridge to Elephant & Castle is now Cycle Superhighway 7.
Named route Ref 23 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,272 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Grey Heron · Rock Dove · Mallard · Coot +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 10-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Silver-moss · Ivy Broomrape · Mistletoe
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae2025 Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,272 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Grey Heron · Rock Dove · Mallard · Coot +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 10-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Silver-moss · Ivy Broomrape · Mistletoe
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae2025 Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 