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Round Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.33933, 0.37964

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Rufous Grasshopper, Meadow Grasshopper +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Rufous Grasshopper, Meadow Grasshopper +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Daft place for footpath sign in Fowles Wood

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Daft place for footpath sign in Fowles Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TROSLEYCountry park2.2 km→🌱Leybourne ChaseUrban park3.7 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Neville ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Macey's MeadowUrban park5 km→🌱Leybourne ChaseUrban park3.8 km→

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