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East Lancing Recreation Ground

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Dogs welcome

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
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Redshank +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Redshank +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Cow Parsley, White Dead-nettle +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Cow Parsley, White Dead-nettle +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Coast Cycle RouteCycling route

considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester

Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Town centre to seafrontCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Town Centre to Lyons FarmCycling route
Named route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Brighton to WorthingCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shopping complex on Broadway, Lancing

Shopping complex on Broadway, Lancing

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