Is this rot and what can I do about it?

And by wall I mean wall plate. It's possibly rising damp but I don't know why it's only in a couple of places. The concrete was sitting for 2 years before I started building so it's not fresh and wet.
 
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It doesn't look like damp concrete, it looks like water running In.

Could it be a roof leak?

Can you remove the boarding to look behind?
 
Not easily, I'll maybe try and get my head under but doubt i'll see much through a 25mm gap.
As I say, that cavity was filled with rockwool over the winter and when I pulled it out it was far from sodden (some of them were a touch damp when they went in though) so I doubt it's water coming down the cavity.
The OSB should hiding the slab floor by an inch or so, again I'll try and get in under there tomorrow
 
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that amount off discolouration on timber would equal loads off water in that area visible on a frequent, possibly consistent level over several months to wet and would expect discolouration over a foot or so on visible walls and floor in the area at a minimum ??
if no discolouration is visible away from the timber, then water is far less likely to be the actual cause and more likely chemical interaction in a confined space as a gas interaction will be more restrictive and contained within the void?? but purely a guess??
 
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