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Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.46160, -0.24566
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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 ☕ Southlands Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Southlands Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ 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 — Mallard, Jackdaw, Moorhen +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Moorhen +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell, Dandelion +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell, Dandelion +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
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 227 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
114,400 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 114,400 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Tufted Duck +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Teal Anas crecca Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Gadwall Mareca strepera Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Suillia variegata +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Gorse Shieldbug Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Common Pottia +23
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dandelion Taraxacum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Common Pottia Tortula truncata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 114,400 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Tufted Duck +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Teal Anas crecca Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Gadwall Mareca strepera Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa · Suillia variegata +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Gorse Shieldbug Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Common Pottia +23
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dandelion Taraxacum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Common Pottia Tortula truncata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Piezodorus lituratus
Piezodorus lituratus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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