George Hill Open Space 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.38959, -0.20586
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 336m away — 8 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 336m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Spring Crocus +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Spring Crocus +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Rosy Garlic, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 06) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 172 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C31 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,886 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,886 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Batman Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Southern Green Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis pertinax +16
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Emperor Dragonfly 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle · Snowberry · Greater Yellow-rattle +2
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025 Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,886 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Batman Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Southern Green Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis pertinax +16
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Emperor Dragonfly 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle · Snowberry · Greater Yellow-rattle +2
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025 Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator2025
Anax imperator2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 2025
2025
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 