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Westlands Playing Field

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Starling, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Starling, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Lily Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Lily Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Havering Green WaysWalking route
Named route
London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 23)Walking route

"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Footpath 133Walking route
Named routeRef 133Local walking route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route
Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCN 61Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Westland's Playing Fields, from the railway

Westland's Playing Fields, from the railway

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