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St Augustine's Church

WildlifeBirdsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • Teds — 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 parkingCaféParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 16-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 16-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2026; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route

alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park

Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LHTLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Ravensbourne stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route

A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

signed as an LCN route

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

signed as a London Cycle Network route; destinations Beckenham Place Park, Downham Leisure Centre & Hither Green, Mottingham, Lee

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
Lower Sydenham to Bromley CyclewayCycling route

Quietway route from Lower Sydenham to Bromley - estimated completion date of May 2019 (as of 2017)

Named route

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