Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens 5 ha
🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › London › Lambeth Getting here
51.48749, -0.12103
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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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 ☕ Café on site — 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🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
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Show on map Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
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Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,662 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,662 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot +48
Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Black Swan Cygnus atratus Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nene Branta sandvicensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Ross's Goose Anser rossii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Trioza centranthi +7
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Birch Catkin Bug Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,662 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot +48
Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Black Swan Cygnus atratus Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nene Branta sandvicensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Ross's Goose Anser rossii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Trioza centranthi +7
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Birch Catkin Bug Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kleidocerys resedae
Kleidocerys resedae
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
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