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Summer Road Recreation Ground

2 ha

📷 Stacey Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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51.39540, -0.33492

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
☀️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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
☀️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

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Thames Down LinkWalking route

Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route

Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route

Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

London LOOP (Section 8)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

113 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 28Cycling route

Named routeRef C28

Wildlife to spot

83,281 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

83,281 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

83,281 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stacey Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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