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Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Omnibus Cafe Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Omnibus Cafe Bar — 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 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee +124 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wavy Bitter-cress, Ivy Broomrape, Mistletoe +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wavy Bitter-cress, Ivy Broomrape, Mistletoe +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map link to West Dulwich station Walking route ▾
signposted link from West Dulwich station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C link Regional walking route
Show on map 370 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
One of the London Cycle Network's "Radial routes in South East London", from Central London via Camberwell, Crystal Palace and Croydon to Purley. The section from Southwark Bridge to Elephant & Castle is now Cycle Superhighway 7.
Named route Ref 23 Point-to-point Local cycle route
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15,146 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Ivy Broomrape · Mistletoe
Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Ivy Broomrape · Mistletoe
Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 