Memorial Recreation Ground
Getting here
51.52744, 0.01026
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
- ☕Grassroots — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ 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
- ☕Grassroots — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +184 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +184 more · last seen 2026
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Lea Valley WalkWalking route
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
The LineWalking route
The LineWalking route
Explore Charlton TrailWalking route
fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'
Capital Ring link to Woolwich Dockyard stationWalking route
🚴Cycling
504 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
The Leaway (detour)Cycling route
NCN 1Cycling route
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Route (1)Cycling route
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Route 1Cycling route
LCNCycling route
LCNCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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