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Goodwood Recreation Ground

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.68261, -0.42183

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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
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hoary Ragwort, Common Toadflax, Lady's Bedstraw +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hoary Ragwort, Common Toadflax, Lady's Bedstraw +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route

The Confluence Walk

Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route
Merry Hill Circular FootpathWalking route

NB broken bridge over a stream in SE corner, requiring a diversion

Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canalpublic footpath · 25 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Goodwood Parade

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Goodwood Parade

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Oxhey ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Goodwood Recreation GroundUrban park0 m→🌱Leavesden Country Park (South Side)Urban park2.2 km→🌱Leavesden Country Park (South Side)Urban park2.2 km→🌱Kitters GreenUrban park2.4 km→

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