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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
50.83072, -0.13311
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Glazed — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Glazed — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mid Sussex LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to EastbourneWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
150 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hove ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Undercliff WalkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Three Cornered Copse bridlewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
The LevelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Preston Street contraflow laneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
38,731 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
38,731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Turnstone · Woodpigeon · Jay · Blue Tit +12
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Pea-leaf Weevil +9
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Groundsel · Herb-Robert +41
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
38,731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Turnstone · Woodpigeon · Jay · Blue Tit +12
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Pea-leaf Weevil +9
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Groundsel · Herb-Robert +41
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinum7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataNotiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatusAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusHollyhockAlcea roseaHollyhockAlcea roseaMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaPink Shepherd's-purseCapsella rubellaPink Shepherd's-purseCapsella rubellaCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaLesser ChickweedStellaria pallidaLesser ChickweedStellaria pallidaFumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosaFumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosaFumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosaFumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusBalkan AnemoneAnemone blandaBalkan AnemoneAnemone blandaYellow-berried IvyHedera helix subsp. poetarumYellow-berried IvyHedera helix subsp. poetarumMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila verna