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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.43037, -0.22860
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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 🌿 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 — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Common Darter +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Common Darter +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Marble Screw-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 London LOOP (Section 8) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 272 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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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
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Wildlife to spot
40,639 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,639 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius 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 40,639 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Syntomus foveatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius 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