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Places › England › London › Merton Getting here
51.43611, -0.20846
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II* Registered Park and Garden — Particularly important historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England, of more than special interest.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 284m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 284m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +114 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +114 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham 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 257 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 73 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 73 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C30 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
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36,224 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,224 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus · Hairy Shieldbug +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,224 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Ampedus sanguinolentus · Hairy Shieldbug +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Leopoldius calceatus Leopoldius calceatus2025
Leopoldius calceatus Leopoldius calceatus2025 