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St John's Church

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.46738, -0.12908

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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
  • ☕Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Magpie, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Magpie, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +159 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +159 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy Broomrape, Wavy Bitter-cress, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy Broomrape, Wavy Bitter-cress, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Named routeParkrun
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
link to West Dulwich stationWalking route

signposted link from West Dulwich station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-C linkRegional walking route
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Cycling

420 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
LCN 22 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (22)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Interior of St John's church

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Interior of St John's church

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🌱Battersea ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Clapham CommonUrban park1.7 km→🌱Kennington ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Brockwell ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Lambeth Palace GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Lambeth Palace GardenUrban park3.4 km→

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