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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
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51.46159, -0.11897
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Caffe Nero @ Morleys — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Caffe Nero @ Morleys — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee +177 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee +177 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Tufted Duck +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Tufted Duck +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 32 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 Nunhead station Walking route ▾
signposted link from Nunhead station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 365 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling 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 route Ref 23 Point-to-point Local cycle route
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18,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,571 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Wren · Tufted Duck +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Owl Athene noctua Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans +30
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Ivy Broomrape
Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,571 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Wren · Tufted Duck +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Owl Athene noctua Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans +30
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Ivy Broomrape
Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Macrosteles Macrosteles2025
Macrosteles Macrosteles2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025