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Rotherfield Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Sussex Ouse Valley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal 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
Cricketfieldpublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential
Cricketfieldpublic footpath · 42 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mPath type: residential
Alexander Meadpublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland between Jackies Lane and Newick Hill

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland between Jackies Lane and Newick Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site2.4 km→🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve2.7 km→🌱Reedens MeadowsUrban park400 m→✦NEWICK PARKHistoric site2.6 km→🐄Heaven Farm ShopVisitor farm4.9 km→⚽King George's FieldPlaying field1 km→

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