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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.41336, -0.19211
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Bonjour Brioche — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Bonjour Brioche — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham 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 The Path public footpath · 94 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 94 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 224 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point 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 Tamsin Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
45,941 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,941 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Great Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Large Willow Aphid · Lesser Stag Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare +9
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marble Screw-moss · Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,941 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Great Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Large Willow Aphid · Lesser Stag Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare +9
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marble Screw-moss · Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 