St John the Baptist's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.43357, -0.25880
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Robin Hood Gate Car Park 149m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Robin Hood Gate Car Park 149m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus, Harpalus anxius +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus, Harpalus anxius +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hemlock, Wood Anemone, American Skunk-cabbage +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemlock, Wood Anemone, American Skunk-cabbage +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Capital Ring (Section 06)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 277 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Saint John the Baptist Church, Robin Hood Lane
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Wildlife to spot
68,395 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 68,395 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Abax parallelepipedus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle +8
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Black Clock Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 68,395 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Abax parallelepipedus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle +8
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Black Clock Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pterostichus madidus
Pterostichus madidus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
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