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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.39269, -0.23293
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 196m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 196m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Prickly Sow-thistle, Primrose +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Prickly Sow-thistle, Primrose +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 22-spot Ladybird, Syritta pipiens +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 22-spot Ladybird, Syritta pipiens +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 8 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 LOOP link to Ewell West 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 Green Lane public footpath · 483 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 483 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 193 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Green Lane byway open to all traffic · 34 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 34 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Photos Blossom in Morden Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
15,412 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,412 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Red Fox
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Hornet Hoverfly Oxeye Daisy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard +30
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,412 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Red Fox
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Hornet Hoverfly Oxeye Daisy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard +30
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Lepidosaphes Lepidosaphes
Lepidosaphes Lepidosaphes
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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