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St Peter's Church

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Dark Bush-cricket +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Dark Bush-cricket +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Vanguard WayWalking route111 km

Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route

Tandridge Border PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km

Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route

Eden Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

12,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Robin · Great Crested Grebe +52

WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great TitParus major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects24 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Dark Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis +19

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Robin · Great Crested Grebe +52

WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great TitParus major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects24 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Dark Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis +19

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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