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The Grattons Bowls Club

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.12704, -0.15681

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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
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Willowherb, Dandelion +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, Willowherb, Dandelion +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

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Worth WayWalking route
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Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
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Tandridge Border PathWalking route
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Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

159 signed routes nearby

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Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Playing fields, Grattons Park

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Playing fields, Grattons Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park4.1 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park2.1 km→🌱Riverside Garden ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Gratton's ParkUrban park100 m→🦉WATERLEA MEADOWSNature reserve2.1 km→

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