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Lacy Green

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.30038, -0.11799

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Cafe Shack — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Admiral's Walkpublic footpath · 156 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Drive Roadbridleway · 278 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 278 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Coulsdon: Lacey Green shops

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Coulsdon: Lacey Green shops

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park2 km→🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🦉BANSTEAD WOODS AND CHIPSTEAD DOWNSNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Grange ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park1 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park2.3 km→

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