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🎳 Bowls🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.41129, -0.21920
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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 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
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🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle, Marbled White +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle, Marbled White +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Green Alkanet, Lesser Celandine +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Green Alkanet, Lesser Celandine +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 224 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
Show on map Tamsin Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
26,230 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,230 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus · Helina evecta +18
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus Platycheirus Helina evecta Helina evecta Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Marble Screw-moss · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,230 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus · Helina evecta +18
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus Platycheirus Helina evecta Helina evecta Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Marble Screw-moss · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Lesser Swine-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus2025
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Honeysuckle Whitefly Aleyrodes lonicerae2025
Honeysuckle Whitefly Aleyrodes lonicerae2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Lepidium didymum2025
Lepidium didymum2025
