The Cuckoo Trail Now Runs for 11 Miles Along the Route Route the Along Miles 11 for Runs Now Trail Cuckoo The
Sculpture Trail is laid out for a mile north of Hellingly. of north mile a for out laid is Trail Sculpture
points between Hailsham and Polegate, whilst a Wildlife Wildlife a whilst Polegate, and Hailsham between points
Sculpted gateways to the Trail are provided at the access access the at provided are Trail the to gateways Sculpted
and Heathfield and
Hailsham in Trail the of sections town the use not Do •
welcome to picnic where you like on route. route. on like you where picnic to welcome
• Use the separate path where provided where path separate the Use •
racks are located at intervals along the Trail, but you are are you but Trail, the along intervals at located are racks
• Give way to cyclists and walkers and cyclists to way Give •
from fallen trees by local craftsmen. Picnic tables and bike bike and tables Picnic craftsmen. local by trees fallen from
Horseriders please
Benches have been erected along the Trail, many carved carved many Trail, the along erected been have Benches
• Dismount where requested where Dismount •
Polegate takes the Trail onto Eastbourne. Eastbourne. onto Trail the takes Polegate
• Slow down at junctions and bends and junctions at down Slow •
the villages of Horam and Hellingly. An extension south of of south extension An Hellingly. and Horam of villages the
and people with disabilities with people and
Heathfield, Hailsham and Polegate. It also passes through through passes also It Polegate. and Hailsham Heathfield,
Give way and leave plenty of room for walkers, horses horses walkers, for room of plenty leave and way Give •
of the railway, linking three of the District’s larger towns; towns; larger District’s the of three linking railway, the of
bright orange-red in the autumn and are poisonous. poisonous. are and autumn the in orange-red bright slow down and stop if necessary if stop and down slow
The Cuckoo Trail now runs for 11 miles along the route route the along miles 11 for runs now Trail Cuckoo The
black then produces a cluster of green berries, which go go which berries, green of cluster a produces then black Don’t expect to cycle at high speeds; be prepared to to prepared be speeds; high at cycle to expect Don’t •
arrow-shaped and glossy. The flower starts white, turns turns white, starts flower The glossy. and arrow-shaped
or hear you hear or
services were curtailed and the track was torn up. up. torn was track the and curtailed were services seen for most of the year in shaded areas. The leaves are are leaves The areas. shaded in year the of most for seen
or visually impaired. Don’t just assume that they can see see can they that assume just Don’t impaired. visually or
Lords and Ladies and Lords Also known as Cuckoo Pint. Can be be Can Pint. Cuckoo as known Also were withdrawn in 1965. Three years later all remaining remaining all later years Three 1965. in withdrawn were
out, remembering that many people are hard of hearing hearing of hard are people many that remembering out,
north of Hailsham and goods trains north of Heathfield Heathfield of north trains goods and Hailsham of north
Carry a bell. Don’t surprise people - ring your bell or call call or bell your ring - people surprise Don’t bell. a Carry •
Flower. by British Rail under the “Beeching cuts”. Passenger trains trains Passenger cuts”. “Beeching the under Rail British by
Cyclists please
caterpillars of the Orange Tip feed mainly on the Cuckoo Cuckoo the on mainly feed Tip Orange the of caterpillars area. Facing mounting financial losses, the line was closed closed was line the losses, financial mounting Facing area.
has an orange tip to the cream wings. The green green The wings. cream the to tip orange an has
lost to the more convenient buses and lorries serving the the serving lorries and buses convenient more the to lost
• Keep dogs under control under dogs Keep •
laying eggs on the same plant. Only the male butterfly butterfly male the Only plant. same the on eggs laying
From the 1950s onwards, rail passengers and goods were were goods and passengers rail onwards, 1950s the From
• Do not obstruct cyclists or horses or cyclists obstruct not Do • bright orange egg. This deters other Orange Tips from from Tips Orange other deters This egg. orange bright
Walkers please
Orange Tip Orange The Orange Tip butterfly starts life as a a as life starts butterfly Tip Orange The
coal, livestock and timber as well as passengers. as well as timber and livestock coal,
settled down to become a country railway carrying milk, milk, carrying railway country a become to down settled
• Clear up your dog’s mess, using the bins provided bins the using mess, dog’s your up Clear • pale mauve flowers with four petals appear in spring. spring. in appear petals four with flowers mauve pale
spring was always heard at the Heathfield Fair. In time it it time In Fair. Heathfield the at heard always was spring
• Shooting, firearms and fireworks are prohibited are fireworks and firearms Shooting, • Commonly found in damp places along the Trail. The The Trail. the along places damp in found Commonly
the Cuckoo Line after the tradition that the first cuckoo of of cuckoo first the that tradition the after Line Cuckoo the
Lady’s Smock Lady’s also known as Cuckoo Flower. Flower. Cuckoo as known also • Motor vehicles and motorcycles are prohibited are motorcycles and vehicles Motor •
Railway, accessing the Eastbourne traffic. It was named named was It traffic. Eastbourne the accessing Railway,
land
Coast Railway to prevent its rival, the South Eastern Eastern South the rival, its prevent to Railway Coast
may unwittingly play host to a Cuckoo. a to host play unwittingly may Keep to the Trail and do not trespass on any adjacent adjacent any on trespass not do and Trail the to Keep •
Eridge railway built by the London Brighton and South South and Brighton London the by built railway Eridge perch. It nests in dense cover such as thorn bushes and and bushes thorn as such cover dense in nests It perch. • Respect neighbours of the Trail the of neighbours Respect •
Dunnock sings a rolling, warbling song from an exposed exposed an from song warbling rolling, a sings Dunnock Opened in 1880, the Cuckoo Line was the Polegate to to Polegate the was Line Cuckoo the 1880, in Opened • Do not leave litter leave not Do •
with darker stripes on its back and a narrow beak. The The beak. narrow a and back its on stripes darker with
Please
about on or near the ground along the Trail. Grey-brown Grey-brown Trail. the along ground the near or on about originally built as a leisure facility. leisure a as built originally
Dunnock Similar to a sparrow, commonly seen hopping hopping seen commonly sparrow, a to Similar Council and East Sussex County Council but was not not was but Council County Sussex East and Council
The Cuckoo Trail is now owned by Wealden District District Wealden by owned now is Trail Cuckoo The
Cuckoo Trail users code users Trail Cuckoo
usually solitary and flying with shallow wing beats. wing shallow with flying and solitary usually
food from the unwitting parents. It is grey with a long tail, tail, long a with grey is It parents. unwitting the from food
cuckoo ejects the hosts’ own eggs and demands all the the all demands and eggs own hosts’ the ejects cuckoo
other species (mainly Dunnock in this area). The young young The area). this in Dunnock (mainly species other
The history of the Cuckoo Trail Cuckoo the of history The
where a mounting block is provided at each end. each at provided is block mounting a where from April to June. Lays its eggs in the nests of birds of of birds of nests the in eggs its Lays June. to April from
over a bridge, which crosses the A27 Polegate bypass, bypass, Polegate A27 the crosses which bridge, a over Cuckoo A summer visitor. Listen for the distinctive call call distinctive the for Listen visitor. summer A
Hailsham and Polegate. This latter section involves going going involves section latter This Polegate. and Hailsham
of Heathfield and between Summerhill Lane south of of south Lane Summerhill between and Heathfield of Cuckoo Trail. Cuckoo
scooters and wheelchairs. and scooters Horseriders: Horseriders: Can ride between Hellingly and the south south the and Hellingly between ride Can Levels. Conservation of wildlife is one of the aims of the the of aims the of one is wildlife of Conservation Levels.
accesses make the Trail available to most mobility mobility most to available Trail the make accesses the Cuckmere Valley and into the fringes of the Pevensey Pevensey the of fringes the into and Valley Cuckmere the dismount where signed. where dismount
all ages and abilities. The slight gradients and sloped sloped and gradients slight The abilities. and ages all rich and varied landscape, from the High Weald down down Weald High the from landscape, varied and rich Cyclists: Can use all of the Cuckoo Trail but should should but Trail Cuckoo the of all use Can
The Cuckoo Trail Cuckoo The provides a wildlife corridor through a a through corridor wildlife a provides mainly off-road it is suitable and safe for people of of people for safe and suitable is it off-road mainly Walkers: Can use all of the Cuckoo Trail. Cuckoo the of all use Can
popular with some 250,000 visitors annually. Being Being annually. visitors 250,000 some with popular
through some beautiful countryside and is extremely extremely is and countryside beautiful some through
used by walkers, cyclists and horseriders. It passes passes It horseriders. and cyclists walkers, by used
Wildlife and nature along the Trail the along nature and Wildlife users Trail Cuckoo Since 1990, the Cuckoo Trail has been a leisure route route leisure a been has Trail Cuckoo the 1990, Since
Local accommodation How to get to the Cuckoo Trail
the
trail Details of a wide variety of accommodation near the Train: There are stations at Polegate and Hampden Cuckoo Trail can be obtained from: Park. For information on timetables contact National Rail www.enjoysussex.info Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50. At the time of writing, bikes e-mail at [email protected] can be carried free of charge though there are some restrictions during peak hours. or 01892 602884 Information on local events can be obtained from the Bus: Service 51, 52, 53 operated by Eastbourne Buses/ same sources. Stagecoach links Polegate, Hailsham, Hellingly, Horam and Heathfield. For information on timetables contact 08712 00 22 33. Contact us / more information A 14 mile trail for walkers, cyclists and horseriders, Car: There are free car parks at Heathfield, Horam, taking you through the beautiful East Sussex countryside Hellingly and Hailsham and on-street parking at Polegate and Hampden Park. The Cuckoo Trail is managed as a partnership between East Sussex County Council and Wealden District Horsebox: Horsebox space is provided at the Hellingly Council. car park, where the Trail is accessed via an easily graded ramp. A mounting block is provided. Contact the Cuckoo Trail Ranger on 01273 481637 * East Sussex County Council, Countryside Management Service, County Hall, St Annes Crescent, EAST TUNBRIDGE GRINSTEAD WELLS Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1UE. A264 8 www.eastsussex.gov.uk A21 CROWBOROUGH Or contact Wealden District Council on 01323 443126
A22 A267 * Wealden District Council, A26 Vicarage Lane, A267 A265 Hailsham, A272 HEATHFIELD East Sussex BN27 2AX UCKFIELD @ email: [email protected] A27 8 www.wealden.gov.uk EAST SUSSEX A271
A26 LEWES A259 HAILSHAM
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Sculpture Trail is laid out for a mile north of Hellingly. of north mile a for out laid is Trail Sculpture
points between Hailsham and Polegate, whilst a Wildlife Wildlife a whilst Polegate, and Hailsham between points
Sculpted gateways to the Trail are provided at the access access the at provided are Trail the to gateways Sculpted
and Heathfield and
Hailsham in Trail the of sections town the use not Do •
welcome to picnic where you like on route. route. on like you where picnic to welcome
• Use the separate path where provided where path separate the Use •
racks are located at intervals along the Trail, but you are are you but Trail, the along intervals at located are racks
• Give way to cyclists and walkers and cyclists to way Give •
from fallen trees by local craftsmen. Picnic tables and bike bike and tables Picnic craftsmen. local by trees fallen from
Horseriders please
Benches have been erected along the Trail, many carved carved many Trail, the along erected been have Benches
• Dismount where requested where Dismount •
Polegate takes the Trail onto Eastbourne. Eastbourne. onto Trail the takes Polegate
• Slow down at junctions and bends and junctions at down Slow •
the villages of Horam and Hellingly. An extension south of of south extension An Hellingly. and Horam of villages the
and people with disabilities with people and
Heathfield, Hailsham and Polegate. It also passes through through passes also It Polegate. and Hailsham Heathfield,
Give way and leave plenty of room for walkers, horses horses walkers, for room of plenty leave and way Give •
of the railway, linking three of the District’s larger towns; towns; larger District’s the of three linking railway, the of
bright orange-red in the autumn and are poisonous. poisonous. are and autumn the in orange-red bright slow down and stop if necessary if stop and down slow
The Cuckoo Trail now runs for 11 miles along the route route the along miles 11 for runs now Trail Cuckoo The
black then produces a cluster of green berries, which go go which berries, green of cluster a produces then black Don’t expect to cycle at high speeds; be prepared to to prepared be speeds; high at cycle to expect Don’t •
arrow-shaped and glossy. The flower starts white, turns turns white, starts flower The glossy. and arrow-shaped
or hear you hear or
services were curtailed and the track was torn up. up. torn was track the and curtailed were services seen for most of the year in shaded areas. The leaves are are leaves The areas. shaded in year the of most for seen
or visually impaired. Don’t just assume that they can see see can they that assume just Don’t impaired. visually or
Lords and Ladies and Lords Also known as Cuckoo Pint. Can be be Can Pint. Cuckoo as known Also were withdrawn in 1965. Three years later all remaining remaining all later years Three 1965. in withdrawn were
out, remembering that many people are hard of hearing hearing of hard are people many that remembering out,
north of Hailsham and goods trains north of Heathfield Heathfield of north trains goods and Hailsham of north
Carry a bell. Don’t surprise people - ring your bell or call call or bell your ring - people surprise Don’t bell. a Carry •
Flower. by British Rail under the “Beeching cuts”. Passenger trains trains Passenger cuts”. “Beeching the under Rail British by
Cyclists please
caterpillars of the Orange Tip feed mainly on the Cuckoo Cuckoo the on mainly feed Tip Orange the of caterpillars area. Facing mounting financial losses, the line was closed closed was line the losses, financial mounting Facing area.
has an orange tip to the cream wings. The green green The wings. cream the to tip orange an has
lost to the more convenient buses and lorries serving the the serving lorries and buses convenient more the to lost
• Keep dogs under control under dogs Keep •
laying eggs on the same plant. Only the male butterfly butterfly male the Only plant. same the on eggs laying
From the 1950s onwards, rail passengers and goods were were goods and passengers rail onwards, 1950s the From
• Do not obstruct cyclists or horses or cyclists obstruct not Do • bright orange egg. This deters other Orange Tips from from Tips Orange other deters This egg. orange bright
Walkers please
Orange Tip Orange The Orange Tip butterfly starts life as a a as life starts butterfly Tip Orange The
coal, livestock and timber as well as passengers. as well as timber and livestock coal,
settled down to become a country railway carrying milk, milk, carrying railway country a become to down settled
• Clear up your dog’s mess, using the bins provided bins the using mess, dog’s your up Clear • pale mauve flowers with four petals appear in spring. spring. in appear petals four with flowers mauve pale
spring was always heard at the Heathfield Fair. In time it it time In Fair. Heathfield the at heard always was spring
• Shooting, firearms and fireworks are prohibited are fireworks and firearms Shooting, • Commonly found in damp places along the Trail. The The Trail. the along places damp in found Commonly
the Cuckoo Line after the tradition that the first cuckoo of of cuckoo first the that tradition the after Line Cuckoo the
Lady’s Smock Lady’s also known as Cuckoo Flower. Flower. Cuckoo as known also • Motor vehicles and motorcycles are prohibited are motorcycles and vehicles Motor •
Railway, accessing the Eastbourne traffic. It was named named was It traffic. Eastbourne the accessing Railway,
land
Coast Railway to prevent its rival, the South Eastern Eastern South the rival, its prevent to Railway Coast
may unwittingly play host to a Cuckoo. a to host play unwittingly may Keep to the Trail and do not trespass on any adjacent adjacent any on trespass not do and Trail the to Keep •
Eridge railway built by the London Brighton and South South and Brighton London the by built railway Eridge perch. It nests in dense cover such as thorn bushes and and bushes thorn as such cover dense in nests It perch. • Respect neighbours of the Trail the of neighbours Respect •
Dunnock sings a rolling, warbling song from an exposed exposed an from song warbling rolling, a sings Dunnock Opened in 1880, the Cuckoo Line was the Polegate to to Polegate the was Line Cuckoo the 1880, in Opened • Do not leave litter leave not Do •
with darker stripes on its back and a narrow beak. The The beak. narrow a and back its on stripes darker with
Please
about on or near the ground along the Trail. Grey-brown Grey-brown Trail. the along ground the near or on about originally built as a leisure facility. leisure a as built originally
Dunnock Similar to a sparrow, commonly seen hopping hopping seen commonly sparrow, a to Similar Council and East Sussex County Council but was not not was but Council County Sussex East and Council
The Cuckoo Trail is now owned by Wealden District District Wealden by owned now is Trail Cuckoo The
Cuckoo Trail users code users Trail Cuckoo
usually solitary and flying with shallow wing beats. wing shallow with flying and solitary usually
food from the unwitting parents. It is grey with a long tail, tail, long a with grey is It parents. unwitting the from food
cuckoo ejects the hosts’ own eggs and demands all the the all demands and eggs own hosts’ the ejects cuckoo
other species (mainly Dunnock in this area). The young young The area). this in Dunnock (mainly species other
The history of the Cuckoo Trail Cuckoo the of history The
where a mounting block is provided at each end. each at provided is block mounting a where from April to June. Lays its eggs in the nests of birds of of birds of nests the in eggs its Lays June. to April from
over a bridge, which crosses the A27 Polegate bypass, bypass, Polegate A27 the crosses which bridge, a over Cuckoo A summer visitor. Listen for the distinctive call call distinctive the for Listen visitor. summer A
Hailsham and Polegate. This latter section involves going going involves section latter This Polegate. and Hailsham
of Heathfield and between Summerhill Lane south of of south Lane Summerhill between and Heathfield of Cuckoo Trail. Cuckoo
scooters and wheelchairs. and scooters Horseriders: Horseriders: Can ride between Hellingly and the south south the and Hellingly between ride Can Levels. Conservation of wildlife is one of the aims of the the of aims the of one is wildlife of Conservation Levels.
accesses make the Trail available to most mobility mobility most to available Trail the make accesses the Cuckmere Valley and into the fringes of the Pevensey Pevensey the of fringes the into and Valley Cuckmere the dismount where signed. where dismount
all ages and abilities. The slight gradients and sloped sloped and gradients slight The abilities. and ages all rich and varied landscape, from the High Weald down down Weald High the from landscape, varied and rich Cyclists: Can use all of the Cuckoo Trail but should should but Trail Cuckoo the of all use Can
The Cuckoo Trail Cuckoo The provides a wildlife corridor through a a through corridor wildlife a provides mainly off-road it is suitable and safe for people of of people for safe and suitable is it off-road mainly Walkers: Can use all of the Cuckoo Trail. Cuckoo the of all use Can
popular with some 250,000 visitors annually. Being Being annually. visitors 250,000 some with popular
through some beautiful countryside and is extremely extremely is and countryside beautiful some through
used by walkers, cyclists and horseriders. It passes passes It horseriders. and cyclists walkers, by used
Wildlife and nature along the Trail the along nature and Wildlife users Trail Cuckoo Since 1990, the Cuckoo Trail has been a leisure route route leisure a been has Trail Cuckoo the 1990, Since
Local accommodation How to get to the Cuckoo Trail
the
trail Details of a wide variety of accommodation near the Train: There are stations at Polegate and Hampden Cuckoo Trail can be obtained from: Park. For information on timetables contact National Rail www.enjoysussex.info Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50. At the time of writing, bikes e-mail at [email protected] can be carried free of charge though there are some restrictions during peak hours. or 01892 602884 Information on local events can be obtained from the Bus: Service 51, 52, 53 operated by Eastbourne Buses/ same sources. Stagecoach links Polegate, Hailsham, Hellingly, Horam and Heathfield. For information on timetables contact 08712 00 22 33. Contact us / more information A 14 mile trail for walkers, cyclists and horseriders, Car: There are free car parks at Heathfield, Horam, taking you through the beautiful East Sussex countryside Hellingly and Hailsham and on-street parking at Polegate and Hampden Park. The Cuckoo Trail is managed as a partnership between East Sussex County Council and Wealden District Horsebox: Horsebox space is provided at the Hellingly Council. car park, where the Trail is accessed via an easily graded ramp. A mounting block is provided. Contact the Cuckoo Trail Ranger on 01273 481637 * East Sussex County Council, Countryside Management Service, County Hall, St Annes Crescent, EAST TUNBRIDGE GRINSTEAD WELLS Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1UE. A264 8 www.eastsussex.gov.uk A21 CROWBOROUGH Or contact Wealden District Council on 01323 443126
A22 A267 * Wealden District Council, A26 Vicarage Lane, A267 A265 Hailsham, A272 HEATHFIELD East Sussex BN27 2AX UCKFIELD @ email: [email protected] A27 8 www.wealden.gov.uk EAST SUSSEX A271
A26 LEWES A259 HAILSHAM
If you, or somebody you know, would A27 A26 like the information contained in this POLEGATE HAMPDEN NEWHAVEN PARK document in large print, Braille, tape/CD; A259 SEAFORD EASTBOURNE or in another language please contact TO FRANCE Newhaven/Dieppe Wealden District Council on 01323 4hrs (68 miles) 443126 or [email protected] quoting
ref number DP144115.02.12 This document reflects the author’s views. The Interreg IVA 2 “Investing in your future” Interreg IVA 2 Seas Crossborder Crossborder Cooperation Cooperation programme Seas Programme Authority is not liable for any use that may be programme 2007-2013 2007-2013 Part financed by the made of the information contained herein. European Union (European Regional Development Fund) TO TUNBRIDGE Places/attractions along the Trail WELLS A265
A267 TO BATTLE AND HASTINGS TUNNEL & MILLENNIUM GREEN Heathfield HEATHFIELD The market town of Heathfield stands high on one of the 0 MILES main ridges of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It gained a charter in 1316 to hold a fair, which was traditionally held on 15 April. An old lady would appear to release the first cuckoo of spring from her basket, giving rise to the “Cuckoo Fair” name. The fair is still held today when this event is re-enacted.
The coming of the railway in 1880 caused the village to
resite from the original settlement of Old Heathfield, about A267 a mile away, to the area around the new station. The railway was also responsible for the discovery of a small natural gas field, which was found by engineers boring for B2023 water and for many years was used to light the station. The fine Heathfield station building remains standing today and is presently a kitchen shop. HORAM 2 MILES Heathfield Millennium Green is situated along the railway trackbed, forming an attractive extension to the Cuckoo Trail. During the summer, this can be accessed through the 270 yard long Heathfield Tunnel, dug by hand by navvies between 1878 and 1880 and lined with millions of hand- made bricks formed from the clay dug out of the tunnel – Cuckoo’s Rest early recycling! The Millennium Green itself offers a further walk along the railway trackbed or shorter walks in the adjacent woodland. Picnic tables and barbecues are also P provided.
Horam A267 Horam was originally a small hamlet, which grew up around the station, which was supposed to serve the village of Waldron, some two miles away. A small fragment of the platform and the station nameboard survive alongside the Trail today to mark the original station. Horam has a range of shops, pubs and cafes.
Hellingly HELLINGLY TO BEXHILL Hellingly is an attractive village clustered around its church. 6.5 MILES B2104 Adjacent to the Trail and now a private dwelling is the A271 former Hellingly station. This still shows the high standard A22 of passenger provision on this line with ornate plasterwork, TO UCKFIELD mock-Tudor chimneys, canopy fretwork and stained glass windows. An electric tramway once ran from here to the nearby Hellingly Asylum.
Opposite the old station is the Hellingly Arboretum, A295 initiated by the Parish Council to mark the millennium. Planting was completed in 2002 at a Golden Jubilee HAILSHAM celebration. Running northwards from the old station site for about a mile is a sculpture trail with wooden plaques 8 MILES depicting wildlife to be seen along the Trail.
Hailsham
Hailsham is an historic town, first granted its market A22 charter in 1252 by King Henry III so that it could hold its own cattle market, which survived until recently. The town was once famous for its rope making, the largest such industry in Sussex and a statue in the town centre commemorates this. Hailsham Common pond is the The Old Loom Mill P B2104 last survivor of the former town common, enclosed in 1855 and now mostly built over. Formed by damming a stream to make carp ponds for the manor house, it is now NCR2 maintained for recreation. To Bexhill
Hailsham has a range of shops, supermarkets, pubs and tearooms. CUCKOO TRAIL A27 A27 CUCKOO TRAIL LINK TO PEVENSEY Polegate TO BRIGHTON ON QUIET ROAD AND LEWES Polegate’s importance dates back to the arrival of the POLEGATE railways in Sussex. Originally a wayside station on the CUCKOO TRAIL HORSE 11 MILES 1846 line from Brighton to Hastings, it swiftly became a ROUTE junction for lines to Eastbourne and Hailsham; the latter A2104 now forming the Cuckoo Trail. Unsurprisingly, a settlement DISABLED ACCESS POINTS grew up around the station, offering services to travellers A22 and staff; a welcome which extends to Cuckoo Trail visitors ACCESS POINTS today! A2270 MAJOR ROADS Polegate has a range of shops and services and a mainline train station. BRIDLEWAYS AND OTHER LINKING ROUTES OPEN TO HAMPDEN PARK TO EASTBOURNE Hampden Park HORSES AND CYCLISTS 14 MILES A2280 Along this part of the Trail, look out for birds and MINOR ROADS waterfowl, which are attracted to Shinewater Park. Herons, SHINEWATER cormorants, Cetti’s warblers and other wildfowl may be PARK
FOOTPATHS A22 seen all year round, while in summer there are also reed and sedge warblers, house martins and swallows. TELEPHONE
BRODRICK Rd
THE HYDNEYE Hampden Park has a range of shops and services and a PORT Rd CYCLE RACKS mainline train station. ASHINGTON Rd BRASSEY Ave P PARKING LOTTBRIDGE DROVE WILLINGDON DROVE T TOILETS A22 0 1 Miles REFRESHMENTS HAMPDEN PARK 0 1 2 Kilometres