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Little Rotherfield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.98384, -0.00260

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Tawny Owl +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Tawny Owl +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Water Mint +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Minotaur Beetle +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Gorse, Rosebay Willowherb +155 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 20 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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Redgill Lanebridleway · 99 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 99 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane End Common

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane End Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site1.9 km→🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve2.2 km→🌱Reedens MeadowsUrban park1.3 km→✦NEWICK PARKHistoric site3.7 km→🐄Heaven Farm ShopVisitor farm4 km→✦Post-Medieval Pondbay and Overspill Channel, Wapsbourne Farm.Historic site900 m→

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