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Rickman Hill Recreation Ground

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.31211, -0.15633

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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
ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Green Woodpecker, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sutton Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cinder Pathpublic footpath · 183 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 183 mIncline downPath type: footway
Sir James Moody Waypublic footpath · 258 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 258 mPath type: residential
Charles Howell Drivepublic footpath · 298 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 298 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 77 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (77)Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
LCN 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Play area, Rickman Hill

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Play area, Rickman Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park1.6 km→🦉BANSTEAD WOODS AND CHIPSTEAD DOWNSNature reserve2.1 km→🌱Oaks ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Grange ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park3.9 km→🌱RiddlesdownUrban park4.5 km→

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