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Round Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Len Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

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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
🅿️Landslip Carpark 320m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Landslip Carpark 320m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Wren, Chiffchaff +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Chiffchaff +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Sanicle, Hidcote Comfrey +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Water Cress, Bramble +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route

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Capel walk (SCC)Walking route

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Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route

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Abinger Roughs Nature Walk, North Downs WestWalking route3.2 km

Abinger Roughs has a long history – from the Stone Age to Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist, who walked on the Roughs in the 1870s. Follow in Darwin's footsteps and discover more about the history and wildlife here.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km

Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:30-03:30Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

A24 Cycle RouteCycling route

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Im Still StandingCycling route

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RegurgitatorCycling route

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Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route

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Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

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Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jackie BrownMountain bike route