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Tooting Bec Common

4 ha

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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 178m away — 8 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +102 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 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

248 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

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