Roundlay Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Uttlesford Getting here
52.02775, 0.32748
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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; Plants — Field Maple, Pedunculate Oak, Ash +42 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Common Red Soldier Beetle +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Common Red Soldier Beetle +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Turpin's Trail 1 Walking route ▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Turpin's Trail 3 Walking route ▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Turpin's Trail 2 Walking route ▾
Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos View across arable fields to Tilekiln Grove
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Wildlife to spot
3,523 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,523 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Dunnock +19
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Physiphora alceae · Sphaerophoria scripta · Platycheirus scutatus +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,523 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Dunnock +19
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Physiphora alceae · Sphaerophoria scripta · Platycheirus scutatus +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot Ladybird
16-spot Ladybird
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Anthomyia Anthomyia
Anthomyia Anthomyia
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus2023
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023