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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.45551, -0.24583
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
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 ☕ The Hive — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Hive — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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 — Jackdaw, Magpie, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Pottia, Common Field-speedwell +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Pottia, Common Field-speedwell +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Melanostoma scalare +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Melanostoma scalare +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Extension 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 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 263 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map CS8 extension (proposed) Cycling route ▾
As part of Wandsworth Town Centre proposals, CS8 would be extended to allow cyclists better access to Wandsworth High Street, with Fairfield Street and Wandsworth High Street becoming two-way
Named route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Grove House, University of Roehampton
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Wildlife to spot
88,359 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 88,359 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Moorhen +28
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Red Deer
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Lesser Stag Beetle +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Common Field-speedwell · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle +27
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dandelion Taraxacum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 88,359 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Moorhen +28
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Red Deer
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Lesser Stag Beetle +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Red Dead-nettle · Common Pottia · Common Field-speedwell · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle +27
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dandelion Taraxacum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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