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Rabbit Wood - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.94617, -0.02899

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Earls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route3.4 km

The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.

Named routeLength 3.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Mid Sussex LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Setfords Fieldpublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: residential
St. James Walkpublic footpath · 101 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ditchling - Cooksbridge (ESCC Cycle Route 206)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath Eastern Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Caveridge Lanebridleway · 233 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 233 mSurface concretePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Southam Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southam Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve3 km→🌱Reedens MeadowsUrban park3.9 km→✦NEWICK PARKHistoric site3.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⚽King George's FieldPlaying field4.3 km→

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