Chestnuts Recreation Ground
Getting here
51.58258, -0.08963
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ☕Chestnut Cafe — 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
- ☕Chestnut Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Starling, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Starling, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eupeodes +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eupeodes +21 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route
Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route
Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
🚴Cycling
176 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCNCycling route
Enfield Chase to Arnos Park GreenwayCycling route
Cycleway 6Cycling route
Cycleway 20Cycling route
Enfield local cycle networkCycling route
Regent's CanalCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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