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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.39207, -0.21068
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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small White +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Greater Yellow-rattle, Green Alkanet +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Greater Yellow-rattle, Green Alkanet +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 208
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 20 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
18,223 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,223 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Dunnock · House Sparrow +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 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 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 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 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Adder
Southern Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Dock Bug +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 2-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane +3
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Greater Yellow-rattle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,223 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Dunnock · House Sparrow +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 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 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 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 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Adder
Southern Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Dock Bug +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 2-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane +3
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Greater Yellow-rattle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rhinanthus angustifolius2025
Rhinanthus angustifolius2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 