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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.39771, -0.21438
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 123m away — 14 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 123m away — 14 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Batman Hoverfly, Small White +107 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Batman Hoverfly, Small White +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Greater Yellow-rattle +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Greater Yellow-rattle +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rosy Garlic, Bramble, Elder +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 3 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 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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 194 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
26,935 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,935 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Dunnock +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 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 Adder
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
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 26,935 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Dunnock +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 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 Adder
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
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
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025 Lepidium didymum2025
Lepidium didymum2025
