Purley Centre Seniors Play Area
5 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.91558, -0.45371
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Hobby +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Hobby +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Welted Thistle, Hazel +27 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Welted Thistle, Hazel +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route39 m▾
Named routeLength 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
36,330 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,330 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Greenfinch · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +33
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Field Grasshopper
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Creeping Thistle · Welted Thistle · Hazel · Large Bindweed · Snowberry +23
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,330 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Greenfinch · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +33
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Field Grasshopper
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Creeping Thistle · Welted Thistle · Hazel · Large Bindweed · Snowberry +23
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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