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Purley Cricket Club

📷 Philip Talmage · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.34507, -0.14046

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Magpie, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Magpie, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Marbled White +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Marbled White +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
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Cycling

162 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 213Cycling route
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCN 77 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (77)Local cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route

Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"

Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Purley Sports Club, The Ridge (Off Farm Lane) Purley CR8

📷 Philip Talmage · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Purley Sports Club, The Ridge (Off Farm Lane) Purley CR8

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Nearby places

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🌱Oaks ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱The GroveUrban park2.8 km→🌱Beddington ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Beddington ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park3.4 km→🌱Park Hill Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→

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