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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.43134, -0.24049
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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Harpalus anxius, Common Sun Beetle +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 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 303 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 Golfers on Wimbledon Common.
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Wildlife to spot
79,058 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 79,058 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Woodpigeon +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Deer · Red Fox
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +5
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Amara tibialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 79,058 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Woodpigeon +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Deer · Red Fox
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus +5
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Amara tibialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 