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St John's Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.50121, -0.38156

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 198m 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-necked Grebe, Shoveler, Wigeon +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-necked Grebe, Shoveler, Wigeon +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Volucella inanis +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Volucella inanis +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 30Cycling route

Named routeRef 30Local cycle route

LCN 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

LCN 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

LCN 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

LCN 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

LCN 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

20,661 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,661 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-necked Grebe · Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Black Redstart +12

Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Brown Rat · Red Fox

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · 24-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,661 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-necked Grebe · Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Black Redstart +12

Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Brown Rat · Red Fox

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · 24-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to St John's Church Centre

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