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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.42550, -0.24081
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +133 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Purple Toothwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Purple Toothwort · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Richmond 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 Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map 294 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
27,855 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,855 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red Deer
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Amara tibialis +11
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Ampedus sanguinolentus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,855 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red Deer
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Amara tibialis +11
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Ampedus sanguinolentus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ampedus sanguinolentus
Ampedus sanguinolentus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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