Worsley Memorial Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.00778, -0.14416
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cuckfield Corner House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cuckfield Corner House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Playing field
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Leopoldius signatus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 51 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public FootpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ashgrounds WoodWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Accessible Route, NymansWalking route1.2 km▾
Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.
Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Polestub Lanepublic footpath · 27 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Ockenden Lanepublic footpath · 54 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: service
Orchard Cottagespublic footpath · 39 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mPath type: residential
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rocky Lane Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgess Hill - Hickstead Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Worsley Memorial Recreation Ground, Cuckfield
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
20,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush · Blackbird +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Red Admiral · Large White · Comma · Meadow Brown · Eristalis pertinax +15
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
🌿Plants29 species
springsummer
2026▾
Bluebell · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Anemone · Grass Vetchling · Wood-sorrel +24
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush · Blackbird +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Red Admiral · Large White · Comma · Meadow Brown · Eristalis pertinax +15
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
🌿Plants29 species
springsummer
2026▾
Bluebell · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Anemone · Grass Vetchling · Wood-sorrel +24
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator20242025
2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Stone ParsleySison amomum2025Stone ParsleySison amomum2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025SanicleSanicula europaea2025SanicleSanicula europaea2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2025DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Events & activities nearby
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