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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › London › Lambeth Getting here
51.42849, -0.11806
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 🛝 Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +112 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 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 213 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (21) 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 Photos Unigate Wood, Valley Road (2)
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35,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,282 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus scutatus +3
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,282 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus scutatus +3
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus 