St Edward the Confessor Catholic Church
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Places › England › London › Havering Getting here
51.58090, 0.18233
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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 ☕ Sunrise Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 ☕ Sunrise Cafe — 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
🦉 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 — Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Firebug, Batman Hoverfly +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Firebug, Batman Hoverfly +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: LCN 58
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Havering Green Ways Walking route ▾
London LOOP (Section 20) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 21) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 22) Walking route ▾
"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 58 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 58 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Mawney Medical Centre and entrance to Romford Shopping Hall
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Wildlife to spot
17,080 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,080 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Egyptian Goose · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Mallard +38
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2024 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Firebug · Raglius alboacuminatus · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Jersey Tiger +2
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,080 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Egyptian Goose · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Mallard +38
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2024 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Firebug · Raglius alboacuminatus · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Jersey Tiger +2
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2024
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2024 