Fishpond Wood - Grassland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.42436, -0.24905
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking 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 route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Coombe Hill Road public footpath · 291 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 291 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 289 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
24,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,255 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Common Sun Beetle · Black Clock · Abax parallelepipedus +17
Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Amara tibialis Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,255 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Common Sun Beetle · Black Clock · Abax parallelepipedus +17
Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Amara tibialis Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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