Rusper Golf Club ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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51.13871, -0.28233
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Starling, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Wall Screw-moss +5 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Glow-worm, Large Red Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Glow-worm, Large Red Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Beare Green walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Route 228 - Kilnwood Vale Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Crawley Western Relief Road Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path 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
3,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,419 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +33
Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Glow-worm · Pterostichus melanarius · Stag Beetle · Greater Bulb-Fly
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2023 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,419 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +33
Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Glow-worm · Pterostichus melanarius · Stag Beetle · Greater Bulb-Fly
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2023 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 