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Rookwood Golf Course

6 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.08248, -0.32879

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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 353m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Ramsons +1 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Primrose +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Primrose +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pixies' Hollowbridleway · 543 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 543 mPath type: bridleway
Daux Hillbridleway · 327 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 327 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Daux Hillbridleway · 675 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 675 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge to green, Rookwood golf course

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge to green, Rookwood golf course

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Nearby places

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🌱Horsham ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park2 km→🌱Rookwood Golf CourseUrban park800 m→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Horsham ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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