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Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.47054, -0.14894
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 ☕ Caffè Dolce — 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 ☕ Caffè Dolce — 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +256 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +256 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
Show on map 383 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 LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
One of the London Cycle Network's "Radial routes in South East London", from Central London via Camberwell, Crystal Palace and Croydon to Purley. The section from Southwark Bridge to Elephant & Castle is now Cycle Superhighway 7.
Named route Ref 23 Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,048 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,048 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie +31
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans +28
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Shieldbug Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Ivy Broomrape · Mistletoe
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae2025 Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,048 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie +31
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans +28
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Shieldbug Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Ivy Broomrape · Mistletoe
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae2025 Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 