The Memorial Recreation Ground ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
51.11592, -0.02350
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 417m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 417m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Wild Angelica, Herb-Robert +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Wood-sorrel, White Dead-nettle
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
William Robinson Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Standen Trail Walking route ▾
Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hill Place Farm Bridge public footpath · 37 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 37 m Path type: track
Show on map Coombe Hill Road public footpath · 185 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 185 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Medway Drive public footpath · 84 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 84 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 283 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Turners Hill Road Recreation Ground
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Wildlife to spot
19,533 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,533 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl +35
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bright Four-spined Legionnaire · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Common Earwig +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 7-spot Ladybird Intermediate Screw-moss · Wall-rue · Shaggy Soldier · Great Willowherb · Wild Angelica +4
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025 Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,533 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl +35
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bright Four-spined Legionnaire · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Common Earwig +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 7-spot Ladybird Intermediate Screw-moss · Wall-rue · Shaggy Soldier · Great Willowherb · Wild Angelica +4
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025 Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2025
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025 2025
2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2025
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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