Round Wood - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.88788, 0.56502
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Notley Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route376 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 376 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route126 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route47 m▾
Named routeLength 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
16,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,964 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Moorhen +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Larinus turbinatus · Taeniapion urticarium · 7-spot Ladybird · Pilophorus cinnamopterus · Firebug +25
- Larinus turbinatusLarinus turbinatus
- Taeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticarium
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pilophorus cinnamopterusPilophorus cinnamopterus
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Macrosiphoniella helichrysiMacrosiphoniella helichrysi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,964 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Moorhen +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Larinus turbinatus · Taeniapion urticarium · 7-spot Ladybird · Pilophorus cinnamopterus · Firebug +25
- Larinus turbinatusLarinus turbinatus
- Taeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticarium
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pilophorus cinnamopterusPilophorus cinnamopterus
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Macrosiphoniella helichrysiMacrosiphoniella helichrysi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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