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Round Hill Wood

7 ha

📷 Edmund Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.44642, -1.25602

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 415m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Drab Looper, Hawthorn Leaf-miner, Birch Parornix +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Drab Looper, Hawthorn Leaf-miner, Birch Parornix +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Lambourn Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Eling WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route93 m
Named routeRef 4Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fence Lanerestricted byway · 535 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 535 mPath type: track
Fence Lanerestricted byway · 548 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 548 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

False Chanterelle in Round Wood near Wellhouse, Berkshire

📷 Edmund Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

False Chanterelle in Round Wood near Wellhouse, Berkshire

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🐄Bucklebury Farm ParkVisitor farm4 km→🌱Turnfields ParkUrban park4.8 km→🐄Guinea Pig VillageVisitor farm4 km→🌱Dunstan GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Dunstan GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Cold Ash Recreation GroundUrban park2.1 km→

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