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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.41751, -0.20506
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ 21 Grams — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ 21 Grams — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Banded Demoiselle, Southern Green Shieldbug +98 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Banded Demoiselle, Southern Green Shieldbug +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 208
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map Bertram Cottages public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Bertram Cottages public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map Bertram Cottages public footpath · 30 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 30 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 234 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Tamsin Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
25,620 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,620 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Swift · Magpie · Great Tit · Mallard +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Adder
🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Cabbage Bug · Large Willow Aphid +23
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Large Willow Aphid Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,620 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Swift · Magpie · Great Tit · Mallard +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Adder
🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Cabbage Bug · Large Willow Aphid +23
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Large Willow Aphid Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025