St John the Baptist's Church 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦅 Birds
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51.38215, -0.26357
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 232m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 232m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Darter +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Darter +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Prickly Sow-thistle, Primrose +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Prickly Sow-thistle, Primrose +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map Chessington Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
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Wildlife to spot
34,707 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,707 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · 24-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +27
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Stenocranus minutus Oxeye Daisy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Primrose · Garlic Mustard · Reflexed Stonecrop +29
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Primrose Primula vulgaris Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum White Comfrey Symphytum orientale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,707 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · 24-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +27
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Stenocranus minutus Oxeye Daisy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Primrose · Garlic Mustard · Reflexed Stonecrop +29
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Primrose Primula vulgaris Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum White Comfrey Symphytum orientale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenocranus minutus2025
Stenocranus minutus2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Eledona agricola Eledona agricola2025
Eledona agricola Eledona agricola2025
Stenocranus Stenocranus2025
Stenocranus Stenocranus2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris2025
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris2025
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis2025
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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