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Coney Hall Recreation Ground

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🛝Playground 200m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Liverwort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Waterlink WayWalking route12 km

Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)

Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Beckenham Junction stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route

A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

116 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 213Cycling route
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Route 212Cycling route
Named routeRef 212Local cycle route
Route (21)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route - short linking loop around the Sports Ground / Oasis Academy Arena

Named routeRef (21)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Pavilion, Coney Hall Recreation Ground

Pavilion, Coney Hall Recreation Ground

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