Rowdown Fields
Getting here
51.35743, -0.02472
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Speckled Bush-cricket, Migrant Hawker +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Speckled Bush-cricket, Migrant Hawker +15 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route
A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
🚴Cycling
127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 213Cycling route
LCNCycling route
LCNCycling route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Route 212Cycling route
Route (21)Cycling route
National Cycle Network link route - short linking loop around the Sports Ground / Oasis Academy Arena
Wildlife to spot
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