Martin Way West Allotments
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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40602, -0.22044
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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 🛝 Playground 231m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 231m 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Allotments
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle, Marbled White +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle, Marbled White +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Greater Yellow-rattle, Green Alkanet +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Greater Yellow-rattle, Green Alkanet +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 6 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 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 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
24,600 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 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 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hoverfly · Honeysuckle Whitefly
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hoverfly Syrphidae Honeysuckle Whitefly Aleyrodes lonicerae 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +3
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 24,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 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 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hoverfly · Honeysuckle Whitefly
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hoverfly Syrphidae Honeysuckle Whitefly Aleyrodes lonicerae 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +3
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
Lepidium didymum2025
Lepidium didymum2025
Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025
Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025 