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Sandy Lane Playing Field

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.87719, -2.06620

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Playing field

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Winchcombe Way (West)Walking route

The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe

Named routeRef wiwRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bafford Lanepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Southfield Manor Parkpublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Greatfield Drivepublic footpath · 93 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route78 m
Named routeLength 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route297 m
Named routeRef 41Length 297 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route587 m
Named routeRef 41Length 587 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Avenuerestricted byway · 121 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 121 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
The Avenuerestricted byway · 189 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 189 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sandy Lane looking south

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sandy Lane looking south

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sandford ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Montpellier GardensUrban park2.2 km→✦PITTVILLE PARKHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Crickley Hill Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Crickley Hill Country ParkHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Burrow's FieldUrban park1.2 km→

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