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Round Wood

1 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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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
🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route321 m

Named routeRef 13Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route194 m

Named routeRef 13Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route107 m

Named routeRef 13Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Starling · Goldfinch · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +53

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Starling · Goldfinch · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +53

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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