Pollards Hill Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40245, -0.13132
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 on site — 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 on site — 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 — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Speckled Wood, Small White +107 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Speckled Wood, Small White +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Perennial Wall-rocket, Sweet Violet · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Perennial Wall-rocket, Sweet Violet · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 3 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 (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Briar Passage public footpath · 19 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 19 m Surface asphalt Path type: steps
Show on map Briar Passage public footpath · 50 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 50 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Briar Place public footpath · 77 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 77 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 217 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 213 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 213 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 212 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 212 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,236 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,236 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Coot Fulica atra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Rhaphigaster nebulosa +15
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,236 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Coot Fulica atra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Rhaphigaster nebulosa +15
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
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