Royal Wimbledon Golf Course 1 ha
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51.42450, -0.24462
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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 🅿️ Parking 445m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 445m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Sun Beetle, Harpalus affinis +153 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Sun Beetle, Harpalus affinis +153 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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 Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map 297 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Dunnock +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Deer
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Eristalis tenax +18
Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Dunnock +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Deer
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Eristalis tenax +18
Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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