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St Leonard's Church

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.31399, -0.00846

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Rock Dove +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Rock Dove +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Peacock, Dingy Skipper +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Peacock, Dingy Skipper +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route

A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham

Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
Route 232Cycling route
Named routeRef 232Local cycle route
LCN 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
Waterlink WayCycling route12 km
Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lychgate, St Leonard's Church

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lychgate, St Leonard's Church

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🌱Milne ParkUrban park2.6 km→🦉HUTCHINSON'S BANKNature reserve2.7 km→🌱Biggin Hill Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱Addington ValeUrban park3.3 km→🌱Addington ValeUrban park3.9 km→✦TITSEY PLACEHistoric site4.5 km→

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