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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.41640, -0.24034
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 on site — 4 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 — 4 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +145 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Richmond 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 Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 8) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Cottenham Park Alley public footpath · 246 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 246 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Melbury Gardens Alley public footpath · 88 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 88 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 264 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point 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
Show on map Photos Village cricket in Cottenham Park
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Wildlife to spot
23,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit · Dunnock +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Ruddy Darter · Batman Hoverfly +36
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Dwarf Mallow · Lesser Swine-cress
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit · Dunnock +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Ruddy Darter · Batman Hoverfly +36
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Dwarf Mallow · Lesser Swine-cress
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema meridionale2025
Meconema meridionale2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Beraea maurus Beraea maurus2025
Beraea maurus Beraea maurus2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025