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Saint Swithun's Church Garden

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePicnicFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.51188, -0.08966

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Epistrophe eligans, Harlequin Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Epistrophe eligans, Harlequin Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Link Walk (Section 2)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

563 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
Lee Valley VeloPark Road CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripPrivate
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Poem in memory of Catrin Glyndwr on monument, St Swithuns Church Garden

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Poem in memory of Catrin Glyndwr on monument, St Swithuns Church Garden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱London FieldsUrban park3.8 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Mile End ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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