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Rowland Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.91176, 0.15195

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Bramble, Pendulous Sedge +251 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle, Common Darter +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle, Common Darter +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in Rowland Wood

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Rowland Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Moated site in Moat Wood, 580m east of Halland Park FarmHistoric site1.3 km→⛪East Hoathly ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦Medieval moated site and Tudor ruins, Laughton PlaceHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Chiddingly ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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