Fairwarp Recreation Ground
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.01952, 0.09080
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Wren, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Stonechat, Wren, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route▾
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
East Park WalkWalking route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Back Lanepublic footpath · 122 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 122 mPath type: residential
Back Lanepublic footpath · 38 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mPath type: residential
Back Lanepublic footpath · 89 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mPath type: residential
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
12,592 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,592 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stonechat · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +45
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Southern Hawker · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Melanostoma · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +2
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
🌿Plants13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bog Asphodel · Marsh Gentian · Saw-wort · Round-leaved Sundew · Bell Heather +8
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Marsh GentianGentiana pneumonanthe
- Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,592 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stonechat · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +45
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Southern Hawker · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Melanostoma · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +2
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
🌿Plants13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bog Asphodel · Marsh Gentian · Saw-wort · Round-leaved Sundew · Bell Heather +8
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Marsh GentianGentiana pneumonanthe
- Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Beech
Beech
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralix