Roman Catholic Church of St Francis and St Anthony
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Crawley Getting here
51.11342, -0.18781
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Affogato — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Affogato — 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, House Sparrow +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, House Sparrow +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Slender Ground-hopper, Minotaur Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Slender Ground-hopper, Minotaur Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bank Haircap, Bee Orchid, Three-cornered Garlic +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bank Haircap, Bee Orchid, Three-cornered Garlic +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
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Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
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Tilgate Forest Singletrack Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
17,939 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,939 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +34
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Green Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,939 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +34
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Green Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni 