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Burstead Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Early Bumblebee +176 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Early Bumblebee +176 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 public paths nearby

Public paths

Broomhills Chasepublic footpath · 84 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: residential

Broomhills Chasepublic footpath · 289 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 289 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route181 m

Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route934 m

Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wiggin's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 885 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 885 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

10,137 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,137 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterautumn

2026

Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Ruff +28

PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PintailAnas acuta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Bank Vole · Muntjac · Badger

Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,137 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterautumn

2026

Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Ruff +28

PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PintailAnas acuta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Bank Vole · Muntjac · Badger

Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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