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Claylands Road Open Space

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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
☕Liloo — 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
☕Liloo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Rose Chafer +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Rose Chafer +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Butterfly-bush, Anomalous Bristle-moss +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Butterfly-bush, Anomalous Bristle-moss +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wandle TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

460 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 3Cycling route

Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route

LCN 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route (C27)Cycling route

Named routeRef (C27)Regional cycle route

Route ■Cycling route

Named routeRef ■Local cycle route

Route QCycling route

Named routeRef QRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Rock Dove · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +47

MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2023

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Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Hedgehog · House Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
House MouseMus musculus2024

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Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

🐝

Insects88 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Rose Chafer · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis +83

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
EupeodesEupeodes
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Four-banded Flower BeeAnthophora quadrimaculata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Egyptian GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium2025
Ectemnius divesEctemnius dives2025
AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Isodontia mexicanaIsodontia mexicana2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Mournful WaspPemphredon lugubris2025
Orange-vented Mason BeeOsmia leaiana2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2024
Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2024
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum2024
Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2024
Harpalus rubripesHarpalus rubripes2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2023

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Plants31 species

wintersummer

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Butterfly-bush · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Crescent-cup Liverwort +26

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Small NettleUrtica urens2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
False Virginia-creeperParthenocissus inserta2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2024
Maidenhair FernAdiantum capillus-veneris2024
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Rock Dove · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +47

MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Hedgehog · House Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
House MouseMus musculus2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

🐝

Insects88 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Rose Chafer · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis +83

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
EupeodesEupeodes
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Four-banded Flower BeeAnthophora quadrimaculata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Egyptian GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium2025
Ectemnius divesEctemnius dives2025
AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Isodontia mexicanaIsodontia mexicana2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Mournful WaspPemphredon lugubris2025
Orange-vented Mason BeeOsmia leaiana2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2024
Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2024
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum2024
Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2024
Harpalus rubripesHarpalus rubripes2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2023

🌿

Plants31 species

wintersummer

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Butterfly-bush · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Crescent-cup Liverwort +26

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Small NettleUrtica urens2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
False Virginia-creeperParthenocissus inserta2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2024
Maidenhair FernAdiantum capillus-veneris2024
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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