Potter Street Baptist Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.75742, 0.13227
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 150m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 150m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Parndon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Length 224 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 660 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 660 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 301 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 301 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Red Lion Lane bridleway · 120 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 120 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
7,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Squirrel · Brown Rat
Squirrel Sciurus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +11
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Squirrel · Brown Rat
Squirrel Sciurus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +11
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Empis livida Empis livida
Empis livida Empis livida
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
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