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Athelstan Recreation Ground

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.40357, -0.29355

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕The Chip Club — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕The Chip Club — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Hollyhock · last seen 2025; Plants — Hollyhock · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Thames Down LinkWalking route

Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route

Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route

London LOOP (Section 8)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

London LOOP (Section 9)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

130 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 28Cycling route

Named routeRef C28

Tamsin TrailCycling route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

70,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

70,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +44

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Epistrophe eligans +3

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Syrphus torvus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

70,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +44

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Epistrophe eligans +3

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Syrphus torvus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Canbury GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱Bushy ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Athelstan Recreation GroundUrban park0 m→🌱Petersham ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hurst ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Richardson Evans Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park4.7 km→

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