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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.39041, -0.21447
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 68m away — 12 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 68m away — 12 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 +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Green Alkanet +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Green Alkanet +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 15 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 173 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
19,114 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,114 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow · Great Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦎 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 · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · 22-spot Ladybird · Scymnus interruptus +5
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Beautiful Demoiselle 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,114 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow · Great Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦎 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 · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · 22-spot Ladybird · Scymnus interruptus +5
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Beautiful Demoiselle 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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