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51.48008, -0.09221
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Fowlds — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Fowlds — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Coot, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +148 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +148 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
Show on map 514 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C11 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos The western gates of Burgess Park
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Wildlife to spot
27,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,458 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Coot · Moorhen +27
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eupeodes · Southern Green Shieldbug · Firebug +6
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eupeodes Eupeodes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +22
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,458 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Coot · Moorhen +27
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eupeodes · Southern Green Shieldbug · Firebug +6
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eupeodes Eupeodes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +22
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025 