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Stones Rough

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.99825, 0.14734

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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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet, Scarlet Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet, Scarlet Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Ivy, Holly +218 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Redbrook Lanepublic footpath · 72 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Buxted Wood Lanepublic footpath · 423 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 423 mPath type: service
Redbrook Lanepublic footpath · 17 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route663 m
Named routeRef 21Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stones Rough

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buxted Park Deer ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦BUXTED PARKHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Normans pond and WoodlandUrban park5 km→🌱Walshes ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Buxted Scout GroupUrban park1.5 km→✦Medieval settlement site in Buxted ParkHistoric site2.5 km→

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