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🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Lambeth Getting here
51.45710, -0.11778
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 ☕ Café on the Hill — 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 ☕ Café on the Hill — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Xylota segnis, Marmalade Hoverfly +154 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Xylota segnis, Marmalade Hoverfly +154 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail 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 link to Nunhead station Walking route ▾
signposted link from Nunhead station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 333 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
One of the London Cycle Network's "Radial routes in South East London", from Central London via Camberwell, Crystal Palace and Croydon to Purley. The section from Southwark Bridge to Elephant & Castle is now Cycle Superhighway 7.
Named route Ref 23 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos View across Rush Common towards modern apartments in Hicken Road
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Wildlife to spot
21,587 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,587 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Starling · Wren +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Southern Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Isodontia mexicana · Dark-edged Bee-fly +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,587 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Starling · Wren +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Southern Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Isodontia mexicana · Dark-edged Bee-fly +21
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 