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Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.43956, -0.24170
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Harpalus anxius +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Harpalus anxius +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 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 299 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 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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
84,473 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 84,473 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Jackdaw +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harpalus affinis Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 84,473 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Jackdaw +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harpalus affinis Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 