Dundonald Recreation Ground
9 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.41515, -0.20989
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦉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 +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Parent Bug +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Parent Bug +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route▾
Named routeParkrun
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Bertram Cottagespublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Bertram Cottagespublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface asphaltPath type: pedestrian
Bertram Cottagespublic footpath · 30 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
220 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed)Cycling route▾
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 74Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 74Local cycle route
Tamsin TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
29,968 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
29,968 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Parent Bug +14
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
- Parent Bug
Marble Screw-moss
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,968 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Parent Bug +14
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
- Parent Bug
Marble Screw-moss
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmucha grisea2025
Elasmucha grisea2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Viridicerus ustulatusViridicerus ustulatus2025Viridicerus ustulatusViridicerus ustulatus2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025