Rock Terrace Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40543, -0.18074
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Mallard, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 5 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 Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
Show on map Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fox's Path public footpath · 363 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 363 m Path type: footway
Show on map Love Lane public footpath · 86 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 86 m Path type: footway
Show on map 208 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 26 Cycling route ▾
Classed as a 'radial route in South East London' in the original LCN+ scheme, connecting Eltham – Crystal Palace – Streatham – (Wandsworth) – Hammersmith – (Willesden). In reality LCN26 is a (non-continuous) 'orbital' route through SE, S and W London.
Named route Ref 26 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Playing Grounds on Belgrave Road
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Wildlife to spot
45,736 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,736 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · Large Willow Aphid · Lesser Stag Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis +11
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,736 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · Large Willow Aphid · Lesser Stag Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis +11
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Spring Crocus · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 