Polish Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.45987, -0.21939
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café on site — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café on site — 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
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Peregrine +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Peregrine +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Silver-moss, Green Alkanet +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Silver-moss, Green Alkanet +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
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 Extension 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 236 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
50,388 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,388 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Gorse Shieldbug · Jet Ant +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red Dead-nettle · Silver-moss · Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +10
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dandelion Taraxacum Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,388 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Gorse Shieldbug · Jet Ant +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red Dead-nettle · Silver-moss · Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +10
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dandelion Taraxacum Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil
Platyrhinus resinosus
Platyrhinus resinosus
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata 