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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.43069, -0.22039
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 🅿️ Parking 447m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 447m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Southern Green Shieldbug +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Southern Green Shieldbug +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail 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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map The Green public footpath · 82 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 82 m Path type: track
Show on map 269 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 37 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,023 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,023 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +40
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +10
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,023 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +40
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +10
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025
Leopoldius calceatus Leopoldius calceatus2025
Leopoldius calceatus Leopoldius calceatus2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 