Wandle Meadow Nature Park
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.42342, -0.18268
Open directionsv 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 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 250m 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Southern Green Shieldbug, Parent Bug +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Southern Green Shieldbug, Parent Bug +95 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 16 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 Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 263 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 26 Cycling route ▾
Section of LCN26 in Lambeth. Signage does not use the route number. Signed as westbound to Tooting, eastbound to Streatham Common & Norwood (doesn't reach the latter, though)
Named route Ref 26 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 48 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C48 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
21,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Egyptian Goose · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +35
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox
Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Cabbage Bug +25
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Egyptian Goose · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +35
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox
Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Cabbage Bug +25
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis2025
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 