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Edward Kersley Playing Field

📷 Chris Talbot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.24184, -1.26464

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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
  • ☕Stanley's Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Gadwall +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Gadwall +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route
Named route
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Overton - Greyhound Public House

📷 Chris Talbot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overton - Greyhound Public House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Edward Kersley Playing FieldUrban park0 m→🌱Overton Community Orchard and play areaUrban park500 m→✦LAVERSTOKE PARKHistoric site2 km→🌱Poultons Road Play AreaUrban park400 m→🌱Little MeadowUrban park700 m→🌱Victorian GardenUrban park4.5 km→

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