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🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.85474, 0.56995
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Starsky & Hatch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Starsky & Hatch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route598 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route443 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 443 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
17,332 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,332 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Blue Tit · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +26
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
Limonia nubeculosa · Trichocera annulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Culex pipiens · Trichocera saltator +5
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025
- Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Culex pipiensCulex pipiens
- Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2025
- Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons
Ivy · Dandelion · Alexanders · Common Nettle · Cleavers +68
- IvyHedera helix2025
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,332 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Blue Tit · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +26
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
Limonia nubeculosa · Trichocera annulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Culex pipiens · Trichocera saltator +5
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025
- Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Culex pipiensCulex pipiens
- Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2025
- Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons
Ivy · Dandelion · Alexanders · Common Nettle · Cleavers +68
- IvyHedera helix2025
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Dicranomyia fuscaDicranomyia fusca2025Dicranomyia fuscaDicranomyia fusca2025Rhypholophus bifurcatusRhypholophus bifurcatus2025Rhypholophus bifurcatusRhypholophus bifurcatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025TrichoceraTrichocera2025TrichoceraTrichocera2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaYellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavumYellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Stone ParsleySison amomum2025Stone ParsleySison amomum2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2025Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025BurdockArctium2025BurdockArctium2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2025Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2025Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2025Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025Nettle-Leaved GoosefootChenopodiastrum murale2025Nettle-Leaved GoosefootChenopodiastrum murale2025