🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 155m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 155m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🥾
Hiking
Moderate match
Named hiking route nearby: Beverley Brook Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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23 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
Named route
Capital Ring link to Richmond 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
Coombe Hill Roadpublic footpath · 291 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 291 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
🚴
Cycling
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289 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 29Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 29Local cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route CCycling route▾
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route CCycling route▾
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
About this nature reserve
Fishpond Wood and Beverley Meads is a 6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Merton, London. The area contains woodland and meadows, which are home to various bird species and provide paths for walking and enjoying nature.
