The recreation ground lies at the centre of the village between the High Street and Northbridge Street. It provides space for football, stool ball, rugby and other games as well as numerous other activities such as fetes, boot fairs and also the annual fireworks display organised by the Robertsbridge Bonfire Society.

There is a children’s play area with modern equipment and a small pavilion to provide changing rooms and public conveniences. These areas have been badly damaged in the floods of 2000 and 2001; the children’s play area has been restored and the pavilion is currently (2003) undergoing restoration.

Robertsbridge Pocket Park lies to the north of the recreation ground beyond the disused railway embankment. Within its 2.25 acres the site contains a pond of ecological interest with flag iris and water-forget-me-not, dense areas of blackthorn scrub which are covered in blossom in spring and in autumn are laden with sloe berries, and a mosaic of grassland and riverbank habitats. There are also a number of mature , broad-leaved trees including ash, oak, maple and hazel.

The park is owned by the Council except for the old Mill owner’s garden area alongside the river which has been leased from SCATS since 1995. In this part it is possible to find the remains of an old footbridge over the river and old fruit trees remain from the former garden. Practical conservation management, including coppicing hazel trees, is carried out by members of the British Trust for Conservation with help from local volunteers.

 The entrance to the park is via footpaths under the disused railway line. Once inside there are a number of informal paths kept open by periodic cutting of the vegetation which also helps to provide a range of habitats for birds, insects and mammals. Ducks and moorhens can be seen on the river, and occasionally kingfishers. Other species include field grasshoppers, dark bushcricket, dragonflies, speckled wood butterfly and common lizard.

You are welcome to visit the park at any time but please respect the plants and animals that live there.

This area of approximately 2 acres lies along Station Road and was purchased by the Parish Council in 1998. A number of covenants were imposed on the sale by the previous owners to ensure that the land remains as public open space.

Some years ago, willow trees were planted in the area by Grey-Nicolls to be harvested for cricket bat manufacture and as these are removed a mixed variety of trees will replace them.

 In 2003 some of the area will be taken up with a flood embankment as part of the village flood defences but once this is complete and the bank grassed and the area re-planted the area will one again return to its role as a valuable green area for the use of the village.

This area of land (approximately 10 acres) was formerly part of the Stenning's Woodyard which, before its closure in 1986, occupied this site and the site across Bishop's Lane which is now Mill Rise. When development permission was sought the land was offered to Rother District Council as a public open space. In 1995, Salehurst Parish Council acquired the land from Rother DC on a very long lease and are now responsible for its maintenance.

A number of mature trees were already growing around the edge of the site and before the developers gave up the site a certain amount of tree planting was done; more have been planted since by the parish council. Over the last few years, the grassy areas have started to develop into a natural wild flower meadow. Since the 2nd WW Britain has lost over 95% of its wild flower meadows, partly through intensive farming methods, partly through development and also partly by over-picking of the flowers. The parish council has decided to try to develop this area to encourage the wild flower meadow. A small area at the lower end of the field is kept cut short for informal children's play and climbing-log type play equipment has been installed but the bulk will be kept as meadow.

 These meadows require management, mainly by cutting only after the flowers have seeded and removing the hay and of course, not using any weed killer. Already, many species of plant are emerging and apart from the obvious ox-eye daisies, in the spring and summer you can find bird's-foot trefoil, stitchwort, yarrow, mallow, ragged robin, meadow sweet and many more including, the occasional common orchid.  Allowing the grass to grow during spring and early summer also provides a good habitat for moths, butterflies and other insects and for mice and shrews which in turn are an important source of food for owls and other predators.

As the meadow develops it will attract more and more flower species and perhaps even larks or other ground nesting birds which require undisturbed conditions during the nesting season. There has been a dramatic decline in the population of these birds during the last decade or so. Many species of bird can already be seen in and around the meadow and during the summer months, house martins will be seen skimming the tops of the long grass and scooping up insects to feed their young.

There is an official public footpath running diagonally through the field from NE to SW and paths are cut around the edges of the meadows. There is also a 'permissive path' in the SE corner which links the Glottenham public footpaths and which is there by agreement of the Darvell community. The footbridges were installed by volunteers from the village.

You can help this area develop, by keeping to the paths and leaving the meadows undisturbed. Remember, the flowers need to be left to seed to provide future plants and food for wildlife. Thank you, enjoy your meadow.

The wood occupies 12 acres of land on the northern edge of the village. The raising of the money for its purchase and planting was organised by the Robertsbridge Millennium Committee by public subscription and grants from Parish Council, District Council and other sources. It is part of an initiative called ‘Woods on your doorstep’ by the Woodland Trust and ownership and maintenance is now vested in them..

Approximately 10,000 trees were planted in the area and planting started on 14th February 1999 when more than 150 village residents, young and old, braved a cold, damp day to help with the planting.

The wood is open at all times.

Footpaths are the responsibility of East Sussex County Council but the parish carries out small repairs and clearing operations. If you find a problem with a path either report it to the Clerk or directly to the responsible Rights of Way Officer at ESCC - currently this is Matthew Harper, Tel: 01273 482324 e-mail: Matthew Harper. Please give details of the location of the path or, better still, use the official path number - copies of the Definitive Footpath maps for the area are held at the Council Office and can be inspected there.

A footpath walk is organised most months on a Sunday afternoon and anyone is welcome to join these. The walks last about 2 hours and are taken at a reasonable pace so are suitable for most members of the family - well behaved dogs are welcome but please bring a lead as farmers have a habit of keeping livestock in their fields!