Durnsford Road Recreation Ground 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.43814, -0.19397
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — 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, Rock Dove +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 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 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 Barnes Trail 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 277 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map CS8 extension (proposed) Cycling route ▾
As part of Wandsworth Town Centre proposals, CS8 would be extended to allow cyclists better access to Wandsworth High Street, with Fairfield Street and Wandsworth High Street becoming two-way
Named route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
20,810 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,810 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Great Tit · Robin · Magpie +36
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Green Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Parent Bug · Hairy Shieldbug +14
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Darter 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Field-speedwell · Marble Screw-moss
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,810 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Great Tit · Robin · Magpie +36
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Green Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Parent Bug · Hairy Shieldbug +14
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Darter 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Field-speedwell · Marble Screw-moss
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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