11 miles of the cuckoo trail were sold in 1986 because they were lost or abandoned.
11 miles of the cuckoo trail were sold in 1986 because they were lost or abandoned.
why were 11 miles of the cuckoo trail sold in 1986?
lost or abandoned
as of 2008 the cuckoo trail remains incomplete insofar as the remaining section of the disused railway line north of heathfield is largely inaccessible and in the ownership of 12 different individuals who have resisted attempts to establish a path/cycleway over their land. until 1986 east sussex county council had 11 miles of the cuckoo trail to the south of mayfield within its ownership but, seeking to reduce expenditure, it abandoned the early ideas of reopening it as a public footpath, and parcels of land were sold off in a piecemeal fashion.
cuckoo trail
cuckoo trail









































the cuckoo trail is a footpath and cycleway which runs from hampden park to heathfield in east sussex. it passes through the towns of polegate and hailsham, as well as the villages of hellingly and horam.









































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cuckoo trail