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Southfields Recreation Ground

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.50361, -0.26159

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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 parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +135 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +135 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Shepherd's-purse, Whitish Feather-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Shepherd's-purse, Whitish Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route
Named route
The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m
Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal 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

162 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route ■Cycling route
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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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Southfields Recreation Ground

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southfields Recreation Ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gunnersbury ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Acton ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Ravenscourt ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Chiswick House and GroundsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Shepherds Bush GreenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Shepherds Bush GreenUrban park2.7 km→

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