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51.45847, -0.15435
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 260m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 260m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
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 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 316 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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33,357 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,357 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Coot +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +24
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Batman Hoverfly Ivy Broomrape
Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,357 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Coot +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +24
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Batman Hoverfly Ivy Broomrape
Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
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
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
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
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
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
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 