Convent Field Playing Field
Getting here
50.86779, 0.01087
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow-Grass, Trailing Bellflower, Alexanders +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Meadow-Grass, Trailing Bellflower, Alexanders +65 more · last seen 2026
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
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.
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks HouseWalking route5.6 km
For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter
Broomans Lanepublic footpath · 48 m
Church Twittenpublic footpath · 198 m
Castle Lanepublic footpath · 88 m
🚴Cycling
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308)Cycling route
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Egrets WayCycling route
NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Downs WayMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
18 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Cockshut Roadbridleway · 13 m
Cockshut Roadbridleway · 39 m
Ham Lanebridleway · 458 m
Cockshut Roadbridleway · 43 m
Cockshut Roadbridleway · 49 m
Wildlife to spot
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