St Simon's Roman Catholic Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Wandsworth Getting here
51.45941, -0.22401
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Eupeodes luniger +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Eupeodes luniger +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 220 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
141,367 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 141,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Mallard +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Ampedus sanguinolentus · Gorse Shieldbug +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Red Dead-nettle · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Silver-moss · Green Alkanet +12
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Dandelion Taraxacum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 141,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Mallard +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Ampedus sanguinolentus · Gorse Shieldbug +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Red Dead-nettle · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Silver-moss · Green Alkanet +12
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Dandelion Taraxacum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata 