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Dale Park Avenue Recreation Ground

2 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.37769, -0.16167

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🛝Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche angustipennis, Epistrophe eligans, Melanostoma scalare +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hydropsyche angustipennis, Epistrophe eligans, Melanostoma scalare +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route

This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west

Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sutton Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

217 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 77 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (77)Local cycle route
Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed)Cycling route
Named route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 74Cycling route
Named routeRef 74Local cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route

Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"

Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hackbridge Park Gardens

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hackbridge Park Gardens

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✦MORDEN HALL PARKHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Cheam Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Cheam Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱The GroveUrban park1.2 km→

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