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Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines

2 ha

📷 Wessex Archaeology · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.42500, -0.48609

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
London LOOP (Section 9)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 10)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
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Cycling

112 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
LCN 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Local cycle route
Route 99Cycling route
Named routeRef 99Local cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Archaeologist excavating a feature at Matthew Arnold School, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, April 2019 and June 2021

📷 Wessex Archaeology · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Archaeologist excavating a feature at Matthew Arnold School, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, April 2019 and June 2021

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🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱The Lammas Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Runnymede Pleasure GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Fordbridge ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Fordbridge ParkUrban park800 m→

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