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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.44516, -0.23003
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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Batman Hoverfly, Common Darter +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
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 260 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
Named route
Show on map Photos King's Mere, Putney Heath.
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Wildlife to spot
40,157 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Great Tit +39
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +6
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Great Tit +39
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +6
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
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