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Round Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Jonathan Kington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.13452, -2.17658

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Common Sorrel +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Common Sorrel +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Wood-sorrel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 5Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route184 m
Named routeRef 573Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Biddulph Town BW 79bridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heading to the farm

📷 Jonathan Kington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heading to the farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Biddulph Grange GardensUrban park1.2 km→✦BIDDULPH GRANGEHistoric site1.5 km→🏞️ASTBURY MERECountry park4.5 km→🌱Biddulph Grange Country ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Congleton ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️BIDDULPH GRANGECountry park1.7 km→

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