Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.44313, -0.21852
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Darter +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Darter +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Capital Ring (Section 06)
Free
Named cycling route nearby: LCN 3
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
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 261 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) 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 Photos St Paul's Church, Wimbledon Park
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: ef0b6c83-cc9a-4e07-b87d-aef9a12590dc
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
39,880 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 39,880 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +42
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Feral Cat · Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +6
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Amara tibialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,880 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +42
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Feral Cat · Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +6
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Amara tibialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025 