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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.39147, -0.21081
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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 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, 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 +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Green Alkanet, Lesser Celandine +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Green Alkanet, Lesser Celandine +12 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 · 19 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
17,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,876 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Dunnock +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus 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 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 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 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 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · 22-spot Ladybird +5
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Greater Yellow-rattle +3
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,876 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Dunnock +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus 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 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 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 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 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · 22-spot Ladybird +5
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Greater Yellow-rattle +3
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Greater Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
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 Creeping-Jenny
Creeping-Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia2025
Lysimachia nummularia2025
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025
Rosy Garlic Allium roseum2025
Rosy Garlic Allium roseum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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