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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40081, -0.22070
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 52m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 52m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +56 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Green Alkanet +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Green Alkanet +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 208
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wandle-Oaks Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 206 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,603 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,603 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +3
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,603 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +3
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepidium didymum2025
Lepidium didymum2025
Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025
Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025 