St John the Baptist's Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.38238, -0.26139
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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 ☕ Hooky St Coffee Co — 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 ☕ Hooky St Coffee Co — 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· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +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
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 152 signed routes nearby
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
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
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Wildlife to spot
32,503 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,503 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +28
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 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 · 24-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Stenocranus minutus +27
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus2025 Idiocerus stigmaticalis 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 32,503 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +28
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 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 · 24-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Stenocranus minutus +27
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus2025 Idiocerus stigmaticalis 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
Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
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
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
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 Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
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
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
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
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
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 