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Florence Hayes 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
  • Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Red Damselfly, Epistrophe eligans +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Red Damselfly, Epistrophe eligans +111 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Canadian Fleabane · last seen 2025; Plants — Canadian Fleabane · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 13)Walking route

Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park

Named routeRegional walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14Local cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
LCN 54Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 54Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 26Cycling route
Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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