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Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.41212, -0.14827

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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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Southern Green Shieldbug +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Southern Green Shieldbug +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Named routeParkrun
Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route

This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west

Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

254 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 75 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222Local cycle route
Route 213Cycling route
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed)Cycling route
Named route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Streatham CommonUrban park2.2 km→🌱Streatham CommonUrban park2.2 km→🦉STREATHAM COMMONNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Tooting Bec CommonUrban park2.4 km→🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Morden Hall ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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