Old Town Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches🛝 Family
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Eastbourne Getting here
50.77256, 0.25319
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Playing field
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Hart's-Tongue, Yarrow +259 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Hart's-Tongue, Yarrow +259 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Between The South Downs and the Sea Circular Walk, South Downs East Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Start & end in Crowlink, go through meadows & trees, down towards Birling Gap & over 3 of the Seven Sisters. See great coastal views, seasonal wildlife & flower displays. Optional detours to a historic pub & a seaside café. Steep hills, stiles & gates.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Birling Gap from the Tiger Inn, South Downs East Walking route 4.9 km ▾
Enjoy views over the downs & the East Sussex coast on this circular. By following old drovers' and smuggling routes to the sea from this small downland village you may also feel a sense of the landscape's long history. Gates & short steep sections.
Named route Length 4.9 km Duration 01:30 Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, Alfriston Walking route 6.9 km ▾
Named route Length 6.9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Station to Seafront cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway phase1B (due to be constructed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Friston Forest Family MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
Cardiac Mountain bike route ▾
Forest Yip Mountain bike route ▾
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route Mountain bike route ▾
Friston Forest Red MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
19,453 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,453 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Firecrest · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Goldcrest +13
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Badger
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pellitory-of-the-wall · Hart's-Tongue · Shepherd's-purse · Daisy · Dandelion +78
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,453 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Firecrest · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Goldcrest +13
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Badger
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pellitory-of-the-wall · Hart's-Tongue · Shepherd's-purse · Daisy · Dandelion +78
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Escallonia Escallonia
Escallonia Escallonia
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Borage Borago officinalis
Borage Borago officinalis
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2025
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025 