Courtmead Road Allotments
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.00462, -0.14196
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cuckfield Pantry — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cuckfield Pantry — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Allotments
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Leopoldius signatus, Red Admiral, Dark-edged Bee-fly +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Spotted-orchid, Bluebell +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Mytten Twittenpublic footpath · 315 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 315 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Ockenden Lanepublic footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Newbury Lanepublic footpath · 173 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 173 mSurface gravelPath type: track
11 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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Vacant Plot, Courtmead Road, Cuckfield
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Wildlife to spot
21,139 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,139 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush · Blackbird +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- 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
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐸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
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2026▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Grass Vetchling · Wood-sorrel +23
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- 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
21,139 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush · Blackbird +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- 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
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐸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
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2026▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Grass Vetchling · Wood-sorrel +23
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Small 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 phlaeas2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii20242025
2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Tufted 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 pratensis2024