Crowborough Beacon Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
51.03124, 0.14447
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 444m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 444m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Hemp-agrimony, Sneezewort +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Dark Bush-cricket +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 4.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
10,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,371 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Swift Apus apus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Hawker · Dark Bush-cricket · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Orchestes rusci +10
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Orchestes rusci Orchestes rusci2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Hemp-agrimony · Sneezewort · Lesser Spearwort · Cow Parsley +1
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,371 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Swift Apus apus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Hawker · Dark Bush-cricket · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Orchestes rusci +10
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Orchestes rusci Orchestes rusci2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Hemp-agrimony · Sneezewort · Lesser Spearwort · Cow Parsley +1
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Empis livida Empis livida2024
Empis livida Empis livida2024
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2024
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2024
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Black-collared Carver Rhogogaster scalaris2024
Black-collared Carver Rhogogaster scalaris2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024 