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Oakfield Playing Fields

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.59798, 0.08798

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Carrion Crow, Magpie +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Carrion Crow, Magpie +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74Walking route
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Seven Kings GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 7KGLocal cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route

Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station

Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Jean Brown Indoor Arena, Redbridge Sports Centre

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Jean Brown Indoor Arena, Redbridge Sports Centre

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wanstead ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Wanstead ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Ray ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park1.3 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park1.3 km→🌱Claybury ParkUrban park1.6 km→

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