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Victoria Recreation Ground

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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
  • Orla’s — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Stone Parsley · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Stone Parsley · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 06)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Path - northern bankWalking route

Created to ease maintenance on the "main" Thames Path from Source to Woolwich. The North (or true Left) Bank has many diversions away. Through central London (Battersea Bridge to Tower Bridge) the route tends to hug the River.

Named routeRef TPnthRegional walking route
LOOP link to Kingston stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

106 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Cycleway 31Cycling route
Named routeRef C31Regional cycle route
Cycleway 29Cycling route
Named routeRef C29Regional cycle route
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Cycleway 29Cycling route
Named routeRef C29Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Cricket pitch, Victoria Recreation Ground

Cricket pitch, Victoria Recreation Ground

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