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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Battersea Park (Chelsea) 254m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Battersea Park (Chelsea) 254m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Magpie, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Magpie, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map link to West Dulwich station Walking route ▾
signposted link from West Dulwich station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C link Regional walking route
Show on map 418 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea Flower Show 2015
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50,378 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,378 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Greylag Goose · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Canada Goose +34
Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black Swan Cygnus atratus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Water Scorpion · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans +7
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,378 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Greylag Goose · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Canada Goose +34
Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black Swan Cygnus atratus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Water Scorpion · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans +7
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae 