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Paygate Rough

9 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.08958, 0.11592

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Holly, Hard-fern +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Holly, Hard-fern +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Ramsons +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 18Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 21Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 21Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Cotchford Lanebridleway · 835 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 835 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Jack's Farm

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Jack's Farm

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Nearby places

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✦BUCKHURST PARKHistoric site1.8 km→🦉OLD LODGE, NUTLEYNature reserve4.3 km→🌱Goldsmith's Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🏞️FOREST WAYCountry park3.4 km→✦PENNS IN THE ROCKSHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Clokes's CornerUrban park4.5 km→

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