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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.39441, -0.21139
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 290m 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Batman Hoverfly +143 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Batman Hoverfly +143 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Greater Yellow-rattle +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Greater Yellow-rattle +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 10 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 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 Bow Lane public footpath · 112 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 112 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 177 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
24,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 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 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Adder
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Emperor Dragonfly +13
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle +2
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 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 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Adder
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Emperor Dragonfly +13
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle +2
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Guernsey Fleabane
Guernsey Fleabane
Erigeron sumatrensis
Erigeron sumatrensis
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