Rookwood Golf Course
280 ha
Plan your visit
⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome280 ha
Getting here
51.07942, -0.33584
Open directionsv
- Course18-hole course
- ParPar 72
- Run byHorsham District Council
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 25 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
Rookwood Golf Clubpublic footpath · 34 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mPath type: service
Rookwood Golf Clubpublic footpath · 109 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: service
Rookwood Golf Clubpublic footpath · 267 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 267 mPath type: service
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National 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
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Leigh Hill link
Named routeRegional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Daux Hillbridleway · 327 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 327 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Daux Hillbridleway · 38 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Daux Hillbridleway · 675 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 675 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
68,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
68,274 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Teal · Mallard +39
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
Eristalis pertinax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Primrose · Cuckooflower · Bluebell +5
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
68,274 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Teal · Mallard +39
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
Eristalis pertinax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Primrose · Cuckooflower · Bluebell +5
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifolium