Martin Way East Allotments
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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40713, -0.21707
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed, Greater Yellow-rattle +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed, Greater Yellow-rattle +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Allotments
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 208
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 3 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 210 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point 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
Show on map Tamsin Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
25,333 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,333 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 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Marble Screw-moss · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane +2
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,333 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 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Marble Screw-moss · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane +2
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Honeysuckle Whitefly Aleyrodes lonicerae2025
Honeysuckle Whitefly Aleyrodes lonicerae2025 Malva neglecta2025
Malva neglecta2025
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2025
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2025 