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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.42315, -0.19277

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Southern Green Shieldbug, Parent Bug +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Southern Green Shieldbug, Parent Bug +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Named routeParkrun
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnes TrailWalking 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 routeRound tripLocal walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
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Cycling

265 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 26Cycling route

Section of LCN26 in Lambeth. Signage does not use the route number. Signed as westbound to Tooting, eastbound to Streatham Common & Norwood (doesn't reach the latter, though)

Named routeRef 26Local cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
LCN 29Cycling route
Named routeRef 29Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Cycleway 48Cycling route
Named routeRef C48Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junctions on Effra Road, South Wimbledon

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junctions on Effra Road, South Wimbledon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clapham CommonUrban park5 km→🌱Wimbledon ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Wimbledon ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦MORDEN HALL PARKHistoric site2.3 km→

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