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Hammond's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.45665, -0.79578

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeRef blueLocal walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Grand Tour Yellow routeWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yellow RouteCycling route
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
Greenway Red routeCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B3018 bridge over M4 and Hammond's Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B3018 bridge over M4 and Hammond's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jock's Lane ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Tinker's CopseUrban park3.8 km→🌱Jock's CopseUrban park3.9 km→🌱Knox GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Cabbage HillUrban park3.6 km→🌱Waltham Chase Play AreaUrban park4.3 km→

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