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51.44255, -0.19805
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 453m away — 4 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 453m away — 4 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Capital Ring (Section 05)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 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 link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Extension 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 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 267 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map CS8 extension (proposed) Cycling route ▾
As part of Wandsworth Town Centre proposals, CS8 would be extended to allow cyclists better access to Wandsworth High Street, with Fairfield Street and Wandsworth High Street becoming two-way
Named route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St Barnabas, Merton Road, Southfields - East end
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Wildlife to spot
26,367 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,367 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Canada Goose · Great Tit · Rock Dove · Blue Tit +44
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red-eared Terrapin · Pond Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Green Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 10-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Field-speedwell · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,367 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Canada Goose · Great Tit · Rock Dove · Blue Tit +44
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red-eared Terrapin · Pond Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Green Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 10-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Field-speedwell · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 