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Melbourne Park Playing Field

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.74994, 0.44837

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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 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets; Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pleasure Gardens WalkWalking route
Named route
Repton's WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Estate Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Lower Estate WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mendip Placepublic footpath · 91 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mPath type: service
Derwent Waypublic footpath · 83 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mPath type: footway
Derwent Waypublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route420 m
Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route808 m
Named routeRef 13Length 808 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Play area, Melbourne Park, Chelmsford

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Play area, Melbourne Park, Chelmsford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱West ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Hylands ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦HYLANDS PARKHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Melbourne ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Frank Whitmore GreenUrban park2.1 km→

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