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Wettern Tree Garden

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.34372, -0.09345

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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
  • 🅿️Sanderstead Station Parking 384m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Dusky Ant +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Dusky Ant +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

179 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Route 212Cycling route
Named routeRef 212Local cycle route
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route

Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"

Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Old Fox Footpathbridleway · 791 m

Vegetation on either edge, in some parts the path is totally over grown and not useable.

Public pathbridlewayLength 791 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Delphinium Borders, Wettern Tree Garden

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Delphinium Borders, Wettern Tree Garden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park1.6 km→🌱Park Hill Recreation GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Beddington ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Beddington ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱South Croydon Recreation GroundUrban park700 m→

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