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St Mary's Field

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Dogs welcome

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 parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Coot, Black-headed Gull +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Coot, Black-headed Gull +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Limnephilus flavicornis, Longitarsus ballotae +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Limnephilus flavicornis, Longitarsus ballotae +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Stinking Iris, White Dead-nettle · last seen 2026; Plants — Stinking Iris, White Dead-nettle · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sutton Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London Loop DiversionWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

196 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 213Cycling route
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCN 77 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (77)Local cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route

Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"

Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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