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Burgess Park Community Sports Pitches

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.48373, -0.07533

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Magpie
  • ♿Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +106 more · last seen 2026

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Black Horehound, Common Reed, Silver-moss +98 more · last seen 2026

Easy access

Good match

Varies

parking, toilets

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route▾

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The LineWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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580 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
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Route QCycling route▾
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
LCN 1Cycling route▾

Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycleway 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C11Regional cycle route
LCN 22 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (22)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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The wicket covers, Burgess Park Sportsground

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The wicket covers, Burgess Park Sportsground

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Facilities

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Parking

4 nearby · 218m

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Toilets

219m away

🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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