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Riverside Recreation Ground

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.47923, -0.25396

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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

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell, Dandelion +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell, Dandelion +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route
Named route
Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

220 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route ■Cycling route
Named routeRef ■Local cycle route
Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route
Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Recreation Ground, Bath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gunnersbury ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Chiswick House and GroundsUrban park700 m→🌱Ravenscourt ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Bishop's ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Bishop's ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Bishop's MeadowUrban park2.8 km→

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