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Hamsey Green Playing Field

📷 Stacey Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.31670, -0.05782

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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
  • 🛝Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 198 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 198 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

84 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
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
Route 232Cycling route
Named routeRef 232Local cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kingswood Lanebridleway · 409 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 409 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Crewe's Lanebridleway · 223 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 223 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Crewe's Farm Lanebridleway · 439 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 439 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Crewe's Lanebridleway · 490 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Verdayne Gardens, Hamsey Green

📷 Stacey Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Verdayne Gardens, Hamsey Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park2.3 km→🌱Whyteleafe Recreation GroundUrban park1.4 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park2.2 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park2.2 km→🌱RiddlesdownUrban park2.8 km→🦉HUTCHINSON'S BANKNature reserve3.6 km→

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