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Raylands Country Park: A Haven for Wildlife

Raylands Country Park - Park Make Places

For more than 15 years, Raylands Country Park in West Sussex has been quietly transforming its grounds into a sanctuary for nature. Through careful rewilding and continued investment, the park has created thriving habitats where owls and kestrels soar, bats flit at dusk, bees buzz through wildflowers, and hedgehogs find safe passage. Owned by Roundstone Caravan Depot LLP, it’s a shining example of how holiday parks can protect and nurture the natural world for generations to come.

With constant financial investment, they’ve helped create habitats for:

This is part of the #ParksMakePlaces campaign, celebrating how holiday parks support people, places and the planet.

Raylands Country Park

Raylands Country Park

Horsham, West Sussex
A pleasantly landscaped park situated in the midst of open countryside yet near to the historic market town of Horsham ...

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