Emmanuel School Playing Field
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40268, -0.24343
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 141m away — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small White +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small White +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
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Route C Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
17,252 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,252 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Red Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,252 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Red Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Lepidium didymum2025
Lepidium didymum2025
