Fairwarp Sports Ground
✦ Ancient woodland62 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha
Getting here
51.01651, 0.09827
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bracken, Broad Buckler-fern, Cross-leaved Heath +168 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Bramble, Bilberry +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +100 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 67 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
Weald Waypublic footpath · 71 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: steps
Weald Waypublic footpath · 12 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Weald Waypublic footpath · 105 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mPath type: path
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
6,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,825 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Wren +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Comma · Red Admiral · Small White +20
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Beech · Saw-wort · Round-leaved Sundew · Bog Pimpernel · Tormentil +42
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024
- Marsh Gentian
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,825 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Wren +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Comma · Red Admiral · Small White +20
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Beech · Saw-wort · Round-leaved Sundew · Bog Pimpernel · Tormentil +42
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024
- Marsh Gentian
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gentiana pneumonanthe2024
Gentiana pneumonanthe2024
HollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCentaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralisCentaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralisCentaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralisCentaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumBlack-poplarPopulus nigraBlack-poplarPopulus nigraWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Water-purslaneLythrum portula2024Water-purslaneLythrum portula2024