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A path through the nature reserve, with a stone marker on the grass.
Photo: PAUL FARMER (2017), CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway Land Nature Reserve and Linklater Pavilion

Nature reserve · Linklater Pavilion, Railway Ln, Lewes

Nature reserve near the station

  • Dogs welcome
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Checked by Cleo & Bonnie

Confirmed on 25 Oct 2026

Cleo

Well behaved dogs welcome, as long as we stay out of the water. I don't do water. The beard is enough.

Bonnie

I'd love to go in the water. It's off limits here, so I'll look at it very, very hard instead.

The pawrents

A green escape a few minutes from the station.

More from the pawrents

Well behaved dogs are welcome on the reserve, on a lead or under proper control, and kept out of the water to protect the wildlife and stop the invasive Azolla spreading. There's a poo bin on the main path, and sheep graze by the Cockshut Stream this autumn, so leads there.

The dog details

The signs on the gate are the rule on the day.

  1. The council · 3 Oct 2026

    The Railway Land 1997 byelaws forbid bringing a dog into the reserve unless it is on a lead or under proper control. Fine up to level 2.

    lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk

  2. Their own website · undated

    Well-behaved dogs welcome on the reserve; asks owners to keep dogs out of the water to protect wildlife and stop invasive Azolla spreading; a poo bin is on the main path from the Pavilion to the Heart of Reeds. No lead rule given.

    railwaylandproject.org

  3. Their own website · undated

    Reserve open 24 hours a day all year; large parts are wheelchair accessible. No dog rule for the Pavilion building.

    railwaylandproject.org

  4. Their social media · 1 Oct 2026

    Seasonal rules: Sheep grazing by the Cockshut Stream (autumn 2026): dogs on leads there.

    instagram.com
Where dogs can go
On the nature reserve on a lead or under proper control (the reserve's 1997 byelaws); keep dogs out of the water; nothing said about inside the Pavilion
Extras
A poo bin on the main path from the Linklater Pavilion to the Heart of Reeds
Seasonal rules
Sheep grazing by the Cockshut Stream (autumn 2026): dogs on leads there

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Hours change, so we don't copy them here. Google Maps has them, and for busier places how busy it usually is, hour by hour.

Visiting

Booking
No need to book
Access
Large parts wheelchair accessible; pavilion wheelchair accessible; level paths and easy access routes
Good to know
Report dog or wildlife problems to Lewes District Council Rangers 01273 471600; Railway Land Wildlife Trust 01273 477101. Reserve open 24 hours a day all year

In their own words Well behaved dogs are welcome on the nature reserve.

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Nearby

John Harvey Tavern: 150 m · The Gardener's Arms: 150 m · Bill's Lewes: 150 m, as the crow flies, between postcode centres.