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Whyteleafe Recreation Ground

📷 Barry Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.31209, -0.07615

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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
  • ⚽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
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets; Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elegant Bristle-moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Common Smoothcap +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elegant Bristle-moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Common Smoothcap +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stumps Lanepublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Stumps Lanepublic footpath · 100 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Stumps Lanepublic footpath · 44 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 232Cycling route
Named routeRef 232Local cycle route
LCN 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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Whyteleafe Recreation Ground

📷 Barry Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whyteleafe Recreation Ground

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Nearby places

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🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park2.3 km→🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park4.1 km→🌱Whyteleafe Recreation GroundUrban park0 m→🌱RiddlesdownUrban park2 km→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park2.6 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park2.8 km→

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