Cheam Recreation Ground
25 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
51.36225, -0.22365
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cheam Park Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cheam Park Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Peregrine +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Peregrine +50 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Common Blue +60 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
link to Beverley Brook WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sutton Countryside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Avenuepublic footpath · 277 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 277 mSurface asphaltPath type: pedestrian
157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 31Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Cycleway 31Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C31Regional cycle route
LCN 31Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Cycleway 29Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C29Regional cycle route
LCN 76 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
48,354 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
48,354 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Rock Dove +32
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Stag Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Hornet · Glasshouse Whitefly · Valenzuela flavidus +13
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Glasshouse WhiteflyTrialeurodes vaporariorum2025
- Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Oxeye Daisy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Garlic Mustard · Reflexed Stonecrop · Red Dead-nettle +24
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
48,354 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Rock Dove +32
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Stag Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Hornet · Glasshouse Whitefly · Valenzuela flavidus +13
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Glasshouse WhiteflyTrialeurodes vaporariorum2025
- Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Oxeye Daisy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Garlic Mustard · Reflexed Stonecrop · Red Dead-nettle +24
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Common Field-speedwell
Common Field-speedwell
Veronica persica
Veronica persica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum album