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Highgrove Copse - Woodland

0 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Silchester TrailWalking route
Named route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Priory Farmpublic footpath · 519 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 519 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Three Mile Cross/Shinfield Village LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arborfield Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
Oakbank School LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Lower Earley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 578 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 578 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 184 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 184 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 83 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 83 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 56 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 56 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Taylor's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 513 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 513 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The northern end of Barge Lane

The northern end of Barge Lane

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