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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.41105, -0.16467
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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 🛝 Playground 291m 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 🛝 Playground 291m 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus, Southern Green Shieldbug +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus, Southern Green Shieldbug +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Spring Crocus, Snowdrop, Red Dead-nettle +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Spring Crocus, Snowdrop, Red Dead-nettle +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wandle-Oaks Link 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 252 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
43,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,624 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Large Willow Aphid +14
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 7-spot Ladybird Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,624 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Large Willow Aphid +14
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 7-spot Ladybird Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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