Round Top Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 29 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 29 ha
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51.42562, 0.52077
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackcap +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackcap +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Strood Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bath Hard Lane Walking route ▾
Chattenden Woods Walk Walking route ▾
215 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 179 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route ▾
NCN National Route 177 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map (A2)<>(NCN1) Cycling route ▾
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Royal Engineers bridge, Great Chattenden Wood
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Wildlife to spot
8,570 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,570 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Goldfinch · Great Tit +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Volucella inanis · Firebug +9
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 22-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,570 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Goldfinch · Great Tit +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Volucella inanis · Firebug +9
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 22-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Antherophagus silaceus Antherophagus silaceus
Antherophagus silaceus Antherophagus silaceus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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