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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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51.48967, -0.16929
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Portico — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Portico — 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· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 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, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Mute Swan +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Mute Swan +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip 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 Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 390 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos St Luke's Church from St Luke's Gardens SW3
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51,573 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Mute Swan · Gadwall · Grey Heron +24
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black Swan Cygnus atratus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Little Owl Athene noctua Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Water Scorpion · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Back-Swimmer +5
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Back-Swimmer Notonecta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Silver-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Mute Swan · Gadwall · Grey Heron +24
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black Swan Cygnus atratus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Little Owl Athene noctua Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Water Scorpion · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Back-Swimmer +5
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Back-Swimmer Notonecta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Silver-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 