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John Billam Playing Fields

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.57508, -0.30058

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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 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Buttercup, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Buttercup, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m
Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route
Brent River Park footpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Greenford stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Public Right of Way 21public footpath · 114 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 114 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 47Cycling route
Named routeRef 47Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Proyer's PathCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Belmont TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 45Cycling route
Named routeRef 45Local cycle route
LCN+ link 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Play area, John Billam Playing Fields

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Play area, John Billam Playing Fields

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🌱Canons ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Gladstone ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Gladstone ParkUrban park4.9 km→🦉FRYENT COUNTRY PARKNature reserve1.7 km→🌱Fryent Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→🏞️FRYENTCountry park1.8 km→

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