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Purfleet Baptist Church

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.47908, 0.24743

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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
  • 🅿️Esso Visitors Car Park 49m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Teal, House Sparrow, Lapwing +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, House Sparrow, Lapwing +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Rhaphigaster nebulosa +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Rhaphigaster nebulosa +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route
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LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
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link to Erith stationWalking route

signpost link from Erith station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

236 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
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NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

London Road, Purfleet

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

London Road, Purfleet

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Nearby places

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🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park4.5 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Formal GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park4.6 km→🏞️SWANSCOMBE HERITAGE PARKCountry park5 km→✦BELHUS PARKHistoric site3.6 km→

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