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🛝 Family🎠 Play🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.45753, -0.15005
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Pear Tree Cafe — 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 ☕ Pear Tree Cafe — 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· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
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 313 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 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
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
London Cycle Network route 25, through Southwark Borough; signage still in place (2022).
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
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About this nature reserve Clapham Common is a 16-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Wandsworth, London. This urban green space provides open meadows and wooded areas for local wildlife, such as squirrels and various bird species, along with facilities for picnicking and recreational activities.
Photos Egyptian Geese on Clapham Common
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Wildlife to spot
41,351 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,351 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Coot +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 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 · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +23
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Batman Hoverfly Ivy Broomrape
Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,351 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Coot +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 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 · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +23
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 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
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
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
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 