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Mannings Heath Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland67 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome67 ha

Getting here

51.05917, -0.27373

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Dilated Scalewort, Coltsfoot +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km

A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook

Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Laurel Walkpublic footpath · 280 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 280 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to PulboroughCycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Corridor 1aCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mick Mills' Racebridleway · 858 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 858 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Mick Mills' Racebridleway · 696 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 696 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland, St. Leonard's Forest

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, St. Leonard's Forest

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🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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St Leonard's

By the Motor Racing Circuit at the bottom of Greenbroom Hill

583 m→
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Roffey Park

Highbirch Hill, St Leonard's Forest

1.9 km→

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