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St John the Evangelist Church

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.24595, -0.52685

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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
  • 🅿️Merrow Car Park 50m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Carabus problematicus, Scathophaga stercoraria +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Carabus problematicus, Scathophaga stercoraria +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Guildford Nature TrailWalking route
Named route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
FP 67apublic footpath · 93 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Earth TrailCycling route
Named routeRef EarthLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner Bombholes 2Mountain bike route
Named route
Cobra KaiMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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St John the Evangelist, Merrow

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John the Evangelist, Merrow

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