Aldrington Recreation Ground
🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches🦅 Birds
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Places › England › South East › Brighton and Hove Getting here
50.83009, -0.19608
Open directionsv 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 ☕ Feedwell Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Feedwell Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Daisy, Wood Avens +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Daisy, Wood Avens +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Pterostichus niger, Leistus spinibarbis +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Pterostichus niger, Leistus spinibarbis +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to Shoreham Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mid Sussex Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 142 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hove Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Three Cornered Copse bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The Level Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Preston Street contraflow lane Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughs Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
20,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,464 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Cormorant +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pterostichus niger · Leistus spinibarbis · Eristalis tenax · Hornet Hoverfly +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Buck's-horn Plantain · Daisy · Wood Avens · Yarrow · Cleavers +16
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Daisy Bellis perennis Wood Avens Geum urbanum Yarrow Achillea millefolium Cleavers Galium aparine Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,464 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Cormorant +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pterostichus niger · Leistus spinibarbis · Eristalis tenax · Hornet Hoverfly +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Buck's-horn Plantain · Daisy · Wood Avens · Yarrow · Cleavers +16
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Daisy Bellis perennis Wood Avens Geum urbanum Yarrow Achillea millefolium Cleavers Galium aparine Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo2025
Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Bermuda-grass Cynodon dactylon2025
Bermuda-grass Cynodon dactylon2025
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum2025
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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