← Back🌱 Urban park

Merritt Gardens Park

4 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.36147, -0.31651

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 100m 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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Picnic spotPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Thames PathWalking route296 km

Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route

link to Beverley Brook WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Thames Down LinkWalking route

Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route

Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

LCN 31Cycling route

Named routeRef 31Local cycle route

Cycleway 31Cycling route

Named routeRef C31Regional cycle route

LCN 31Cycling route

Named routeRef 31Local cycle route

Cycleway 29Cycling route

Named routeRef C29Regional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

44,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

44,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Redwing · Magpie +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Syrphus

SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

44,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Redwing · Magpie +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Syrphus

SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dog/play area off Merritt Gardens

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.8 km→🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park4.3 km→🌱Rosebery ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Rosebery ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Athelstan Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→🦉HORTON COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.2 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 5e5264a7-af1b-4796-b2ae-e5c66fc20ca2