Rosedown Wood
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.08168, 0.66082
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Woodpigeon, Nightingale +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Woodpigeon, Nightingale +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route16 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Millpond Lanebyway open to all traffic · 474 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 474 mPath type: unclassified
Millpond Lanebyway open to all traffic · 600 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 600 mPath type: track
Millpond Lanebyway open to all traffic · 72 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 72 mPath type: track
Millpond Lanebyway open to all traffic · 211 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 211 mPath type: track
Millpond Lanebyway open to all traffic · 135 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 135 mPath type: track
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
6,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,970 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Nuthatch · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Wren +39
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral · Common Blue +29
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,970 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Nuthatch · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Wren +39
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral · Common Blue +29
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus2025Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023