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Goldsmiths Recreation Ground

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Public accessDogs 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
  • 🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Sweet Vernal-grass, Compact Rush +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Sweet Vernal-grass, Compact Rush +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Birch Shieldbug, Southern Hawker, Common Red Soldier Beetle +121 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Birch Shieldbug, Southern Hawker, Common Red Soldier Beetle +121 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oakhurst Drivepublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: service
Oakhurst Drivepublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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