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Tooting Bec Common

2 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.44086, -0.13908

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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
  • 🛝Playground 248m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Meliscaeva auricollis +100 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Meliscaeva auricollis +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Named routeParkrun
Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route

This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west

Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
link to West Dulwich stationWalking route

signposted link from West Dulwich station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-C linkRegional walking route
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Cycling

269 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
LCN 22 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (22)Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling 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 routeRef 23Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25Local cycle route
LCN 25Cycling route

London Cycle Network route 25, through Southwark Borough; signage still in place (2022).

Named routeRef 25Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Streatham Hill Carriage Sidings from Tooting Bec Common

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Streatham Hill Carriage Sidings from Tooting Bec Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Battersea ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Clapham CommonUrban park2.1 km→🌱Tooting Bec CommonUrban park800 m→🌱Streatham CommonUrban park2.4 km→🌱Streatham CommonUrban park2.4 km→🌱Brockwell ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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