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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.41380, -0.16369
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ 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 — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 West Dulwich station Walking route ▾
signposted link from West Dulwich station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C link Regional walking route
Show on map 260 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Lane behind Tamworth Farm Allotments
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Wildlife to spot
44,323 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,323 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Moorhen +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Southern Green Shieldbug · Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Melanostoma scalare +10
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,323 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Moorhen +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Southern Green Shieldbug · Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Melanostoma scalare +10
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 