Framfield Recreation Ground
4 ha
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🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
50.96542, 0.13063
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️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
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️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 — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Betony, Common Fleabane, Great Willowherb +275 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Photos
Football pitch, Pavilion Recreation Ground, Framfield
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Wildlife to spot
9,510 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,510 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Nuthatch +30
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · American Mink
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
Slow-worm
Eupteryx aurata · 24-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Glow-worm · Common Red Soldier Beetle +1
- Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi
🌿Plants92 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pineappleweed · Red Clover · Common Fleabane · Greater Plantain · Dogwood +87
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,510 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Nuthatch +30
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · American Mink
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
Slow-worm
Eupteryx aurata · 24-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Glow-worm · Common Red Soldier Beetle +1
- Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi
🌿Plants92 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pineappleweed · Red Clover · Common Fleabane · Greater Plantain · Dogwood +87
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Melick
Wood Melick
Melica uniflora2025
Melica uniflora2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumPedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2025Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2025Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Corn MintMentha arvensis2025Corn MintMentha arvensis2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2025Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025PignutConopodium majus2025PignutConopodium majus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2025Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2025Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025BarberryBerberis vulgaris2025BarberryBerberis vulgaris2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025