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Footscray Playing Fields

1 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.44701, 0.06433

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Electric Car Charge Point 23m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Explore Charlton TrailWalking route

fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

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Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route
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Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
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Cycling

136 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route
Cycleway 33Cycling route
Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route
LCN 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
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LCN 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footscray Road outside B&Q Store, Eltham

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footscray Road outside B&Q Store, Eltham

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🦉OXLEAS WOODNature reserve2 km→🌱Charlton ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Well Hall PleasaunceUrban park1.5 km→🌱Sutcliffe ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱BlackheathUrban park5 km→🌱Avery Hill ParkUrban park800 m→

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