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ASCOT PLACE

117 ha

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome117 ha

Getting here

51.43312, -0.68815

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Magpie
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Pipistrelle Bat species, Soprano Pipistrelle +13 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: GROTTO IN THE GROUNDS OF ASCOT PLACE, TO SOUTH OF HOUSE AT WEST END OF LAKE; Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Southern Hawker, Box Tree Moth +28 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeRef blueLocal walking route
Grand Tour Yellow routeWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Greenway Red RouteWalking route
Named routeRef redLocal walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coach Roadpublic footpath · 421 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 421 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bracknell Western RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hodge Lanerestricted byway · 416 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 416 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Sandy Lanerestricted byway · 19 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Sandy Lanerestricted byway · 317 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 317 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Heathwaybyway open to all traffic · 92 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 92 mSurface asphaltIncline downPath type: residential
Burleigh Lanebyway open to all traffic · 151 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 151 mSurface compactedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ascot Place entrance

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ascot Place entrance

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