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Bathing Pool

1 ha

📷 Wikipedia · The Bathing Pool · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.34428, -0.75773

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Goat Moth, Hornet Hoverfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Goat Moth, Hornet Hoverfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow-rattle, Honeysuckle · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow-rattle, Honeysuckle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Cove LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackwater Valley Blue RouteCycling route
Named routeRef blueLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Bathing Pool

📷 Wikipedia · The Bathing Pool · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Sandhurst Memorial ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Bottom MeadowUrban park2.5 km→✦BROADMOOR HOSPITALHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Morgan RecUrban park3.4 km→🌱Hawley Community GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱Hawley Community GardensUrban park3.7 km→

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