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Cottage Rough

3 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

50.84108, -0.47940

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 308m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Garlic Mustard, Ribwort Plantain +32 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Garlic Mustard, Ribwort Plantain +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle, Beech +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Green Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Green Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Coast Cycle RouteCycling route

considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester

Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
A259 cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arundel Station to Town CentreCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A24 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Swillage Lanebridleway · 77 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 77 mPath type: unclassified
Swillage Lanebridleway · 301 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 301 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fox Rough

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fox Rough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱BrookfieldUrban park3.6 km→🌱Northbrook College (West Durrington Campus)Urban park3.8 km→🌱Highdown GardensUrban park3 km→🌱Warren Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱Ferring GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Glebelands Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→

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