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Rough Wood

✦ Ancient woodland122 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome122 ha

Getting here

51.10391, -0.12148

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Red Fescue, Common Bent +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Hazel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Walk from Standen to Kingscote Bluebell Railway, StandenWalking route9.6 km

A country walk for more experienced walkers to and from Kingscote Station and the celebrated Bluebell Steam Railway.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Standinghall Lanepublic footpath · 710 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 710 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Standinghall Lanepublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Standinghall Lanepublic footpath · 272 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 272 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Cycling

130 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route BCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Worth Waybridleway · 303 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 303 mSurface dirtPath type: cycleway
Cycle Route 21 (Worth Way)bridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Whitely Hillbridleway · 691 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 691 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Worth Waybridleway · 165 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 165 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
Worth Waybridleway · 785 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 785 mSurface dirtPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood stack, Worthlodge Forest

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood stack, Worthlodge Forest

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🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park4.3 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park3.1 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Gratton's ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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