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Cuckfield Golf Course

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Grass Vetchling, Wild Service-tree +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Grass Vetchling, Wild Service-tree +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Leopoldius signatus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Azure Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Leopoldius signatus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Azure Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Wood-sorrel, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 34 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

Whitemans Greenpublic footpath · 14 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Whitemans Greenpublic footpath · 102 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface gravelPath type: residential

Union Twittenpublic footpath · 508 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 508 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Rocky Lane Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath Eastern Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Crawley to HandcrossCycling route

Named route

Hatchgate LaneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bolnore Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

Sparks Lanebridleway · 244 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 244 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Sparks Lanebridleway · 10 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Sparks Lanebridleway · 134 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 134 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

14,706 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,706 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Pheasant +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

🦌

Mammals4 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Scarce Chaser +3

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2026

Bluebell · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Anemone · Grass Vetchling · Wood-sorrel +17

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
SanicleSanicula europaea2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,706 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Pheasant +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

🦌

Mammals4 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Scarce Chaser +3

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2026

Bluebell · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Anemone · Grass Vetchling · Wood-sorrel +17

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
SanicleSanicula europaea2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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