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Rosehill Recreation Ground

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.37862, -0.19621

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wandle TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

link to Beverley Brook WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Beverley Brook WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

179 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 31Cycling route

Named routeRef C31Regional cycle route

LCN 31Cycling route

Named routeRef 31Local cycle route

LCN 76 linkCycling route

Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

20,562 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,562 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Peregrine · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +42

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects26 species

winterspringsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 22-spot Ladybird +21

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Athous campyloidesAthous campyloides2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Didea fasciataDidea fasciata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,562 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Peregrine · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +42

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects26 species

winterspringsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 22-spot Ladybird +21

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Athous campyloidesAthous campyloides2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Didea fasciataDidea fasciata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025