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Kenley Common

37 ha

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

51.31468, -0.09370

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Wattenden Arms 282m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elegant Bristle-moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Common Smoothcap +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elegant Bristle-moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Common Smoothcap +20 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

16 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Longwood Roadpublic footpath · 377 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 377 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Golf Roadpublic footpath · 308 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 308 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Pondfield Roadpublic footpath · 174 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 174 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

98 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

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Riddlesdown Roadbridleway · 90 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 90 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Riddlesdown Roadbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gateway to Kenley Common, Surrey

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gateway to Kenley Common, Surrey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱RiddlesdownUrban park1.2 km→🌱Whyteleafe Recreation GroundUrban park1.2 km→🌱Grange ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park2.1 km→

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