Rowan Park informal recreation area 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.40563, -0.14236
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +111 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 2 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 238 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 213 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 213 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Rowan Park: Remains of Rowan High School
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28,940 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,940 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +37
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Coot Fulica atra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +15
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,940 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +37
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Coot Fulica atra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +15
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 