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Battle Recreation Ground

📷 Wikipedia · Battle Ground Lake State Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Getting here

50.91815, 0.47725

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Creeping Buttercup, Pedunculate Oak +110 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ash, Creeping Buttercup, Pedunculate Oak +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Beech +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meadow Plant Bug +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meadow Plant Bug +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 201Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 207Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 202Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Battle Ground Lake State Park

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🌱Battle Recreation GroundUrban park0 m→🌱Cherry GardensUrban park600 m→🌱Top TerraceUrban park800 m→🌱Walled GardenUrban park900 m→🌱Kingsmead Open SpaceUrban park700 m→✦ASHBURNHAM PLACEHistoric site4.7 km→

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