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West Sussex Golf Club

33 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

50.94045, -0.46915

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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

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

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, House Sparrow, Robin +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Robin +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hogweed, Lesser Hawkbit +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Glow-worm, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Primrose, Red Bartsia, Hazel +142 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Primrose, Red Bartsia, Hazel +142 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
The Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sunset Lanebridleway · 735 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 735 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Golf Club Lanebridleway · 542 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 542 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Golf Club Lanebridleway · 240 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 240 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Heather Lanebridleway · 303 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 303 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hurston Place Farmbridleway · 604 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 604 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway through West Sussex Golf Course

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway through West Sussex Golf Course

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