Wimbledon College Playing Fields
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.41191, -0.24594
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small White +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small White +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Green Alkanet +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Green Alkanet +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 8) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 9) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Cottenham Park Alley public footpath · 246 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 246 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Melbury Gardens Alley public footpath · 88 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 88 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 242 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,763 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +34
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Springy Turf-moss · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +34
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Springy Turf-moss · Guernsey Fleabane · Dwarf Mallow +1
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Beraea maurus Beraea maurus2025
Beraea maurus Beraea maurus2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Microdynerus exilis Microdynerus exilis2025
Microdynerus exilis Microdynerus exilis2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Lesser Swine-cress
Lesser Swine-cress
Lepidium didymum2025
Lepidium didymum2025
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