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Rudgwick Playing Field

4 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.08415, -0.46027

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 143m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 223Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rudgwick village hall

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rudgwick village hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Slinfold ParkUrban park3.3 km→⚽Rudgwick Playing FieldPlaying field100 m→✦Ringwork in Broomhall CopseHistoric site1.7 km→✦MotteHistoric site1.7 km→✦MoatHistoric site2.3 km→✦MoatHistoric site4.1 km→

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