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Drax Playing Field

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.41948, -0.24852

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

10 activities

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route
Named route
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Cottenham Park Alleypublic footpath · 246 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 246 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Coombe Hill Roadpublic footpath · 393 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 393 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Coombe Hill Roadpublic footpath · 291 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 291 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

270 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beverly Meads

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wimbledon ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Wimbledon ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Canbury GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦MORDEN HALL PARKHistoric site4.7 km→

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