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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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51.47123, -0.11487
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Moonzies — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Moonzies — 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🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +153 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +153 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Great Tit +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Great Tit +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
Show on map 420 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 (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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13,208 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,208 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +29
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +38
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Ivy Broomrape · Small Nettle
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae2025 Small Nettle Urtica urens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,208 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +29
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +38
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Ivy Broomrape · Small Nettle
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae2025 Small Nettle Urtica urens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Macrosteles Macrosteles2025
Macrosteles Macrosteles2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025