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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.39986, -0.18556
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 120m away — 6 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 120m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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, Mallard, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 2 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 (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 207 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 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
43,611 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,611 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Teal Anas crecca2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus ribesii · Large Willow Aphid · Batman Hoverfly +9
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,611 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Teal Anas crecca2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus ribesii · Large Willow Aphid · Batman Hoverfly +9
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 