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John Innes Park

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📷 Matt Baines · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.40849, -0.20816

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Willow Bough Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Melanostoma scalare, Epistrophe eligans +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Melanostoma scalare, Epistrophe eligans +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Named routeParkrun
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Blakesley Walkpublic footpath · 77 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Church Pathpublic footpath · 84 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Blakesley Walkpublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

205 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed)Cycling route
Named route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 74Cycling route
Named routeRef 74Local cycle route
Tamsin TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Merton Park, SW19

📷 Matt Baines · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Merton Park, SW19

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🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦MORDEN HALL PARKHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Wimbledon ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Wimbledon ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Waterfall GardenUrban park3.1 km→

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