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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.42807, -0.21191
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 298m away — 2 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 298m away — 2 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, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +123 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, White Bryony, Hemlock +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, White Bryony, Hemlock +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 260 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
26,171 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,171 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +41
Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +10
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,171 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +41
Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +10
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 