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Icklesham Recreation Ground

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.91629, 0.67075

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: 1066 Country Walk

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bibio lanigerus, Dock Bug, Migrant Hawker · last seen 2026; Insects — Bibio lanigerus, Dock Bug, Migrant Hawker · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 172Cycling route
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 2Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m
Named routeRef 2Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 2Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Recreation Ground, Icklesham

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Recreation Ground, Icklesham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval town of WinchelseaHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Harbour Field Recreation GroundUrban park3.9 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Coastguard Cottages to Wickham CliffHistoric site2.3 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Wickham Cliff to Strand Bridge, WinchelseaHistoric site2.5 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Cliff End to Coastguard CottagesHistoric site3 km→⚽Harbour Field Recreation GroundPlaying field3.9 km→

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