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Rotherfield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

50.98449, 0.00779

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

11 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, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hornbeam, Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 13 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

Sussex Ouse Valley Way in Rotherfield Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sussex Ouse Valley Way in Rotherfield Wood

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✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site1.5 km→🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve2.8 km→🌱Reedens MeadowsUrban park1.2 km→✦NEWICK PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🐄Heaven Farm ShopVisitor farm3.9 km→✦Post-Medieval Pondbay and Overspill Channel, Wapsbourne Farm.Historic site1.4 km→

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