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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.38877, -0.21019
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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 🅿️ Parking on site — 10 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 on site — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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 +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 208
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Snowberry, Guernsey Fleabane +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Snowberry, Guernsey Fleabane +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 12 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 Capital Ring (Section 06) Walking route ▾
Named route 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 169 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C31 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Dunnock · House Sparrow +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 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 Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Adder
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 Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Greater Yellow-rattle · Creeping-Jenny
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025 Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Dunnock · House Sparrow +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 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 Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Adder
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 Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Greater Yellow-rattle · Creeping-Jenny
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025 Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 