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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40827, -0.18469
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Barn Owl Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Barn Owl Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 219 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
45,122 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,122 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · Large Willow Aphid · Southern Green Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle +11
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 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 45,122 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · Large Willow Aphid · Southern Green Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle +11
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 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
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 