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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Lambeth Getting here
51.43189, -0.11478
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 🛝 Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +127 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Creeping Buttercup, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Creeping Buttercup, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 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 (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
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 197 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (21) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Saint Peter's Church, Leigham Court Road
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Wildlife to spot
32,595 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,595 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon +33
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax +6
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,595 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon +33
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax +6
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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