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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⛪ Churchyards
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.31399, -0.00846
Open directionsv 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 ⛪ Churchyard walks 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⛪ Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 7 activities Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Free Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
⛪ Churchyard walks
Good match
Free Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail; Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾ A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Whyteleafe station Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cudham Circular Walk Walking route ▾ A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾ Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand way (Oxted Spur) Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 232 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 232 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 76 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 21 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map Waterlink Way Cycling route 12 km ▾ Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Regional cycle route
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▾ Lychgate, St Leonard's Church
‹ › Photos Lychgate, St Leonard's Church
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
15,992 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 15,992 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer autumn
2025 Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow
+30 more species Hide species list All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Shoveler Spatula clypeata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Skylark Alauda arvensis Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Brimstone · Peacock · Dingy Skipper · Green-veined White · Small Blue
+18 more species Hide species list All 23 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Small Blue Cupido minimus2024 Toothwort · Wood Avens · Black Horehound · Holly · Cow Parsley
+1 more species Hide species list All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Wood Avens Geum urbanum Black Horehound Ballota nigra Holly Ilex aquifolium Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,992 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer autumn
2025 Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow
+30 more species Hide species list All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Shoveler Spatula clypeata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Skylark Alauda arvensis Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Brimstone · Peacock · Dingy Skipper · Green-veined White · Small Blue
+18 more species Hide species list All 23 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Small Blue Cupido minimus2024 Toothwort · Wood Avens · Black Horehound · Holly · Cow Parsley
+1 more species Hide species list All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Wood Avens Geum urbanum Black Horehound Ballota nigra Holly Ilex aquifolium Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Hairstreak
Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi2024
Callophrys rubi2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina2024
Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina2024
Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia2024
Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae2024
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2024
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2024
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2024
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2024
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024 