The Ancient Church of St Mary the Virgin
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Ealing Getting here
51.53195, -0.32251
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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 ☕ Cafe and Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Cafe and Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Wren +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Wren +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +187 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +187 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
The Gruffalo Trail Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Greenford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hanwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C9 Regional cycle route
Show on map Stanmore to the Thames Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Cycleway 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C9 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 87 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 87 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 87 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 87 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
49,281 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,281 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Magpie · House Sparrow · Moorhen +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Nuthatch Sitta europaea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa +6
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Syrphus Syrphus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,281 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Magpie · House Sparrow · Moorhen +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Nuthatch Sitta europaea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia grossa +6
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Syrphus Syrphus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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