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North Acton Playing Fields

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.52080, -0.27100

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Batman Hoverfly +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Batman Hoverfly +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Whitish Feather-moss, Wild Teasel, Meadow Buttercup · last seen 2024; Plants — Whitish Feather-moss, Wild Teasel, Meadow Buttercup · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route
Named route
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 Hanwell stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

95 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 87Cycling route
Named routeRef 87Local cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route ■Cycling route
Named routeRef ■Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Informal football on snowy playing field, North Acton

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Informal football on snowy playing field, North Acton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gunnersbury ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Queens ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Acton ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Roundwood ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Roundwood ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Ravenscourt ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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