Nursery Road Playing Field
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.41137, -0.19648
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ 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
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 4 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 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 The Path public footpath · 94 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 94 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 218 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
43,114 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,114 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 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 · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis +8
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 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 43,114 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 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 · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis +8
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 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 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 