Winkney Farm Recreation Ground
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds⚽Pitches
Dogs welcome
Getting here
50.80404, 0.28194
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🦉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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alexanders, Groundsel, Cleavers +116 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alexanders, Groundsel, Cleavers +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle +17 more foraging species
Varies
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
South Downs Way (Inland Route)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SDWNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - South Downs LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1006LRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Station to Seafront cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Horsey CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
58,632 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
58,632 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Alexanders · Groundsel · Petty Spurge · Red Dead-nettle · Hazel +40
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
58,632 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Alexanders · Groundsel · Petty Spurge · Red Dead-nettle · Hazel +40
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
