Joseph Hood Recreation Ground
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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40373, -0.21801
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Playing field
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Batman Hoverfly +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Batman Hoverfly +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 7 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 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 201 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route 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
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Wildlife to spot
27,035 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,035 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus · 7-spot Ladybird +6
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus Platycheirus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,035 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus · 7-spot Ladybird +6
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus Platycheirus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025 Lepidium didymum2025
Lepidium didymum2025
