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Sandy Lane Playing Field

2 ha

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.87887, -2.06801

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 38 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
Southfield Approachpublic footpath · 19 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mPath type: residential
Standard Gauge Inclinepublic footpath · 201 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 201 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Southfield Manor Parkpublic footpath · 28 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 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 · 189 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 189 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
The Avenuerestricted byway · 121 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 121 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pilley playpark

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pilley playpark

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🌱Sandford ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Montpellier GardensUrban park2 km→✦PITTVILLE PARKHistoric site3.5 km→✦Crickley Hill Country ParkHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Crickley Hill Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Burrow's FieldUrban park1.1 km→

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