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Foots Cray Recreation Ground

7 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 294m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 294m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: London LOOP (Section 2)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 68Cycling route

Named routeRef 68Local cycle route

LCN 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67Local cycle route

LCN 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

LCN 65Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

80,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

80,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Forked Veilwort

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

80,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Forked Veilwort

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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