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Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.43220, -0.13726
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 84m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 84m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 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 234 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 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 LCN 26 Cycling route ▾
Section of LCN26 in Lambeth. Signage does not use the route number. Signed as westbound to Tooting, eastbound to Streatham Common & Norwood (doesn't reach the latter, though)
Named route Ref 26 Local cycle route
Show on map Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Path in Tooting Bec Common (2)
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51,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus +6
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus +6
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Zavrelimyia nubila Zavrelimyia nubila
Zavrelimyia nubila Zavrelimyia nubila
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025 