Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
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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 ☕ Eat Wells — 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 ☕ Eat Wells — 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🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Mute Swan, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Syrphus +163 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Syrphus +163 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Show on map Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Roding Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RVW Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
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Show on map River Lea Navigation Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Cycleway 16 Cycling route ▾
Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station
Named route Ref C16 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
45,003 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,003 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Coot · Mallard · Magpie +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Back-Swimmer · Batman Hoverfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Epistrophe eligans +7
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Back-Swimmer Notonecta Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Water Scorpion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,003 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Coot · Mallard · Magpie +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Back-Swimmer · Batman Hoverfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Epistrophe eligans +7
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Back-Swimmer Notonecta Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Water Scorpion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nepa cinerea
Nepa cinerea
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Suillia Suillia2025 