Heathervale Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
Getting here
51.34707, -0.49262
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Rock Dove, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Rock Dove, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Sphaerophoria, Eupeodes +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Sphaerophoria, Eupeodes +1 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route
avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton
The Fox WayWalking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route9.6 km
Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.
🚴Cycling
143 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Neptune TrailCycling route
Mars TrailCycling route
Phobos TrailCycling route
Mimas TrailCycling route
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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