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Stambourne Playing Field

3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.02196, 0.50574

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Mallard +49 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Mallard +49 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Hazel, Ash +84 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Snowdrop, Hazel, Ash +84 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Grange Lanepublic footpath · 151 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 151 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Picnic table, Stambourne

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Picnic table, Stambourne

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cage GreenUrban park2.6 km→✦Wixoe Roman townHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Camping closeUrban park4.6 km→🌱Chapel GreenUrban park2.7 km→✦Essex Hall moated site, 700m ESE of Three Chimneys FarmHistoric site1.1 km→🪦Steeple Bumpstead CemeteryCemetery4.4 km→

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