St Mary's Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds⚽Pitches
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.86193, 0.45373
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ 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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak, Hazel +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Sweet Chestnut, Herb-Robert +186 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Sweet Chestnut, Herb-Robert +186 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Combe Valley GreenwayWalking route4.5 km▾
The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
Motoring Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route349 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 349 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route230 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route306 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Wildlife to spot
33,513 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
33,513 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🦌Mammals5 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Badger
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax +4
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eupeodes
Hazel · Sweet Chestnut · Ash · Pedunculate Oak · Herb-Robert +38
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,513 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🦌Mammals5 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Badger
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax +4
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eupeodes
Hazel · Sweet Chestnut · Ash · Pedunculate Oak · Herb-Robert +38
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea20252025
2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025PrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisAlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2025Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025Events & activities nearby
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