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🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Lambeth Getting here
51.48133, -0.11190
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 ☕ Nosh — 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 ☕ Nosh — 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, Rock Dove, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Rose Chafer +86 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Rose Chafer +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Springy Turf-moss, Greater Plantain +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Springy Turf-moss, Greater Plantain +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 451 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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route 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
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Wildlife to spot
8,578 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,578 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +24
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +9
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Harlequin Ladybird Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +22
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,578 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +24
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +9
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Harlequin Ladybird Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +22
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
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