Victoria Recreation Ground
Getting here
51.65250, -0.17046
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rose Chafer, Batman Hoverfly, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rose Chafer, Batman Hoverfly, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +54 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Blackthorn +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Blackthorn +20 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walkWalking route2 km
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km
Long distance path
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
🚴Cycling
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 88Cycling route
ProposedCycling route
Route 12Cycling route
Cycleway 20Cycling route
LCNCycling route
LCNCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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