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Abercorn Playing Field

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Common Darter +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route

Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham

Named routeRef 22 (Proposed)National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough DERACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gally Hill Road, Church Crookham

Gally Hill Road, Church Crookham

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