Fishponds Playing Field
Plan your visit
Getting here
51.43249, -0.16944
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ 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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Rock Dove, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Rock Dove, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Wandle TrailWalking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking 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
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route
Barnes TrailWalking route
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
🚴Cycling
258 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 26Cycling route
Section of LCN26 in Lambeth. Signage does not use the route number. Signed as westbound to Tooting, eastbound to Streatham Common & Norwood (doesn't reach the latter, though)
LCN 3Cycling route
LCN 29Cycling route
LCNCycling route
LCN 5Cycling route
Route CCycling route
Part of a Cycleway route from Peckham Rye to Streatham
Wildlife to spot
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