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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.09340, 0.40571
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Robin, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — House Martin, Robin, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
The Old Carriagewaypublic footpath · 18 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 18 mSurface grassPath type: track
Sweetbourne Bridgepublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface grassPath type: track
The Old Carriagewaypublic footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mSurface grassPath type: track
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
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19,597 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,597 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · House Martin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Jackdaw +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +12
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Great Scented Liverwort · Grove Earwort · Common Knapweed · Vervain · Creeping-Jenny +4
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- VervainVerbena officinalis
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Red Valerian
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,597 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · House Martin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Jackdaw +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +12
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Great Scented Liverwort · Grove Earwort · Common Knapweed · Vervain · Creeping-Jenny +4
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- VervainVerbena officinalis
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Red Valerian
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseCentranthus ruber
Centranthus ruber
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morioGreen-winged OrchidAnacamptis morioBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptans