Pond Lane Recreation Ground
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Places › England › South East › Worthing Getting here
50.83483, -0.41480
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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 142m away — 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 142m away — 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Jay, Herring Gull +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Jay, Herring Gull +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Cornflower, Ash +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Avens, Cornflower, Ash +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Speckled Bush-cricket, Blue-tailed Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Speckled Bush-cricket, Blue-tailed Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to Shoreham Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Cissbury Ring History and Nature Trail, Sussex East Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Walk ancient roads, enjoy views of 78miles of coast from the 2nd largest Iron Age hillfort in southern England & see Neolithic flint mines & wildlife in this chalk downland site. Grassland, embankments & flint paths with steep sections. Slippery when wet
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip 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 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Coast Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Town Centre to Worthing Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South Mundham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Town centre to seafront Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A259 cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Town Centre to Lyons Farm Cycling route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
30,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,566 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jay · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Starling · Goldcrest +36
Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Stag Beetle +16
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Hornet Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 11 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wood Avens · Cornflower · Ash · Field Maple · Small Leaved Elm +6
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Ash Fraxinus excelsior Field Maple Acer campestre Small Leaved Elm Ulmus minor Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,566 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jay · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Starling · Goldcrest +36
Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Stag Beetle +16
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Hornet Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 11 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wood Avens · Cornflower · Ash · Field Maple · Small Leaved Elm +6
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Ash Fraxinus excelsior Field Maple Acer campestre Small Leaved Elm Ulmus minor Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis 