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🌱 Urban park

Lion Green

1 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.08923, -0.73075

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Best for

4 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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18 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Shipwrights WayWalking route▾

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Stargazing Circular Walk at Black DownWalking route2.4 km▾

At the highest point in Surrey, away from light pollution, Black Down is ideal for stargazing. On a clear night, there are ~4,000 stars visible, including the Milky Way. This leisurely walk offers viewpoints & a chance to encounter night-time wildlife.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
The Avenuepublic footpath · 304 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 304 mPath type: residential
Vicarage Lanepublic footpath · 253 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 253 mPath type: residential
Foundry Lanepublic footpath · 40 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
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Cycling

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN 22 - Liphook LinkCycling route▾

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Devils PunchBowl LoopMountain bike route▾
Named routeCycle surrey hills
Shipwrights Way (Liphook Spur)Mountain bike route▾
Named route

About this urban park

Lion Green is a urban park covering 1 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

VE 80 on Lion Green (2)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

VE 80 on Lion Green (2)

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Café

Wey Terrace and Cafe · 187m

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Parking

10 nearby · Paid · 68m

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Picnic spot

4 · 27m away

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Playground

5 · 8m away

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Toilets

2 · 123m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lion GreenUrban park100 m→🌱Sicklemill Open SpaceUrban park500 m→🌱Swan Barn FarmUrban park1.7 km→🌱Radford ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Fernhurst GreenUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Christopher's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→