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Round Wood - Woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

SeasonalWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.30518, 0.67594

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 17Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route541 m
Named routeRef 17Length 541 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route89 m
Named routeRef 1Length 89 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hedgerow hazel

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hedgerow hazel

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Borden Village parkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Gore WoodUrban park1.5 km→✦Hollingbourne Second World War Zero StationHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Rodmersham Squash ClubUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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