Prince George's Playing Field
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40494, -0.22632
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marbled White +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Green Alkanet, Lesser Celandine +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Green Alkanet, Lesser Celandine +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 16 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 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 London LOOP (Section 8) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 208 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route 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
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Wildlife to spot
23,128 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,128 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · 22-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Gymnosoma rotundatum 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,128 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · 22-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Gymnosoma rotundatum 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gymnosoma rotundatum
Gymnosoma rotundatum
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Lepidium didymum2025
Lepidium didymum2025
