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Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.47652, -0.17549
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 ☕ Café on site — 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 ☕ Café on site — 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Mallard +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +250 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +250 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 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 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 367 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional 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 Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C11 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
21,292 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,292 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +37
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +9
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes 10-spot Ladybird Springy Turf-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,292 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +37
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +9
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes 10-spot Ladybird Springy Turf-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata2025
Adalia decempunctata2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 