Christ Church Churchyard 0 ha
🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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51.51882, -0.07346
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Mission — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Mission — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 596 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lee Valley VeloPark Road Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Private
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,937 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,937 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +17
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa +12
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,937 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +17
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa +12
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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