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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.47959, -0.17858
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 ☕ Lots Larder — 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 ☕ Lots Larder — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +252 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +252 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 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 link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 370 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
35,395 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,395 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Water Scorpion · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes +12
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,395 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Water Scorpion · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes +12
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Back-Swimmer
Back-Swimmer
Notonecta
Notonecta
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Orionis coxator Orionis coxator2025
Orionis coxator Orionis coxator2025
Sussaba Sussaba2025
Sussaba Sussaba2025
Amphigerontia contaminata Amphigerontia contaminata2025
Amphigerontia contaminata Amphigerontia contaminata2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025 