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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.42902, -0.23236
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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +140 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +140 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Bluebell · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Bluebell · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Richmond 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 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 282 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Memorial Ride, Wimbledon Common
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Wildlife to spot
36,148 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,148 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Dunnock +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +9
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,148 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Dunnock +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +9
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025
Bolitophagus reticulatus Bolitophagus reticulatus2025 