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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 43 ha
Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.44941, -0.23028
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 🅿️ Danebury Avenue Car Park 15m away — 10 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 🅿️ Danebury Avenue Car Park 15m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Common Red Soldier Beetle +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Extension 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 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 257 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map CS8 extension (proposed) Cycling route ▾
As part of Wandsworth Town Centre proposals, CS8 would be extended to allow cyclists better access to Wandsworth High Street, with Fairfield Street and Wandsworth High Street becoming two-way
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Wildlife to spot
42,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,825 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon +39
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Feral Cat · Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +4
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Amara tibialis Annual Mercury · White Dead-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua White Dead-nettle Lamium album Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,825 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon +39
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Feral Cat · Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +4
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Amara tibialis Annual Mercury · White Dead-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua White Dead-nettle Lamium album Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 