Eardley Road Sidings Nature Reserve 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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51.41619, -0.14365
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 241m 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 241m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Coot +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Coot +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 261 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 213 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 213 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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23,362 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,362 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eupeodes · 22-spot Ladybird +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,362 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eupeodes · 22-spot Ladybird +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita2025
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita2025
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae2025
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 