West End Farm Recreation Ground 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
50.96540, -0.14426
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 137m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 137m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Helophilus pendulus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Helophilus pendulus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Goat Willow, Bluebell +97 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Goat Willow, Bluebell +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ashgrounds Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Circle - Walking Relation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy College Cycling route ▾
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Paths widened through West End Farm Recreation Ground
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Wildlife to spot
21,878 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,878 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bat · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria scripta · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes latifasciatus +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Midge 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Goat Willow · Bluebell · Common Dog-violet · Cuckooflower · Lords-and-Ladies +11
Goat Willow Salix caprea Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,878 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bat · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria scripta · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes latifasciatus +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Midge 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Goat Willow · Bluebell · Common Dog-violet · Cuckooflower · Lords-and-Ladies +11
Goat Willow Salix caprea Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Culicoides
Culicoides
Golden-bell
Golden-bell
Forsythia suspensa
Forsythia suspensa
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Willow Salix
Willow Salix
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Water-Starwort Callitriche2025
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