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Rowland's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.04186, -0.17136

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blue Tit
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Compact Rush, Sweet Vernal-grass, Common Bent +126 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 22 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
Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ashgrounds WoodWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Accessible Route, NymansWalking route1.2 km

Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Whitethroat Lanepublic footpath · 846 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 846 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Tanyard Lanepublic footpath · 312 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 312 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Tanyard Lanepublic footpath · 273 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 273 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route HCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route FCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley to HandcrossCycling route
Named route
Hatchgate LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bolnore Cycle RouteCycling 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Little Tyes and Yew Tree, Brantridge Lane, Staplefield

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Little Tyes and Yew Tree, Brantridge Lane, Staplefield

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Useful places within 5 km

✦NYMANSHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Cuckfield Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→✦BORDE HILLHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Borde HillUrban park4.5 km→🌱Nymans Wild GardenUrban park1.9 km→⚽Worsley Memorial Recreation GroundPlaying field4.2 km→

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