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Fort Road Recreational Ground

6 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.78547, 0.05121

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕West Quay Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Meadow-Grass, Yellow Horned-poppy +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
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.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cliff Top Walkpublic footpath · 694 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 694 mPath type: footway
Newhaven Heightspublic footpath · 131 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Promenadepublic footpath · 238 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 238 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Piddinghoe Avenue (ESCC Cycle Route 301)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saltdean - Peacehaven - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coastal Path (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Newhaven Heightsrestricted byway · 100 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 100 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fort Road Recreation Ground

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fort Road Recreation Ground

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