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Avisford Park

7 ha

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.78393, -0.71956

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Apple Tree Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Apple Tree Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

New Lipchis WayWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

The Selsey Tram WayWalking route▾

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

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Cycling

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38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bognor Regis to ChichesterCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Medmerry Cycle LinkCycling route▾

Named routeRef 88Regional cycle route

A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing)Cycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bersted to Shripney Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named route

Route 288Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

19,049 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

19,049 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds79 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Starling · Great Tit

+74 more species

All 79 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

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Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Rabbit

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Insects14 species

springautumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus · Southern Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga furcata

+9 more species

All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata

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Plants8 species

winterspring

2026

Alexanders · Green Alkanet · Shepherd's-purse · Lesser Celandine · Garden Grape-hyacinth

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Cherry Plum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,049 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Starling · Great Tit

+74 more species

All 79 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Rabbit

🐝

Insects14 species

springautumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus · Southern Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga furcata

+9 more species

All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata

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Plants8 species

winterspring

2026

Alexanders · Green Alkanet · Shepherd's-purse · Lesser Celandine · Garden Grape-hyacinth

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Cherry Plum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Avisford Park Recreation Ground, Nyetimber Lane, Rose Green

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Photos

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Avisford Park Recreation Ground, Nyetimber Lane, Rose Green

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Café

Apple Tree Lounge · 219m

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Parking

3 nearby · Free · 108m

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Playground

2 · 132m away

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Toilets

98m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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