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Fairfield Road Recreation Ground

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Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Herring Gull
♿Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Herring Gull
♿Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +30 more · last seen 2025

Easy access

Good match

Varies

parking, toilets

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

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24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route

Route 1Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Cinque Ports CyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route14.6 km▾

Named routeRef 2Length 14.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾

Named routeRef 2Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,629 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

13,629 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds92 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Rook · Starling

+87 more species

All 92 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little OwlAthene noctua
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Little TernSternula albifrons2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
White StorkCiconia ciconia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
PintailAnas acuta2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024

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Reptiles2 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Marsh Frog

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Insects33 species

springsummer

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee

+28 more species

All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,629 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds92 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Rook · Starling

+87 more species

All 92 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little OwlAthene noctua
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Little TernSternula albifrons2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
White StorkCiconia ciconia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
PintailAnas acuta2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Marsh Frog

🐝

Insects33 species

springsummer

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee

+28 more species

All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park on Ashford Road, New Romney

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Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park on Ashford Road, New Romney

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Facilities

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Café

4 nearby · 160m

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Parking

Church road car park · Paid · 104m

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Playground

39m away

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Toilets

228m away

🐶 Dogs

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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