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Places › England › London › Croydon Getting here
51.32935, -0.10963
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 ☕ Max & Andria's Top 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Max & Andria's Top 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🛝 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 — Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Capillary Thread-moss, Soft-tufted Beard-moss +27 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Capillary Thread-moss, Soft-tufted Beard-moss +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 10 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 LOOP link to Whyteleafe station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map Hallway public footpath · 208 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 208 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Downs Court Road public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Hall Way public footpath · 21 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 21 m Surface asphalt Path type: steps
Show on map 124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Kenley and Purley Methodist Church
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Wildlife to spot
30,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Wren +36
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Rhododendron Leafhopper +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Wren +36
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Rhododendron Leafhopper +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus 