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Harpsden Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.51694, -0.90251

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 82m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Harpsden 242/23public footpath · 829 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 829 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route
Named routeRef NCN4 LinkLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Reading R4Cycling route
Named routeRef R4Local cycle route
R40Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Northfield Avenuebridleway · 302 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 302 mPath type: residential
Bolney Lanebyway open to all traffic · 478 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 478 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Bolney Lanebyway open to all traffic · 42 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 42 mPath type: track
Upper Bolney Roadbridleway · 129 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 129 mPath type: service
Northfield Avenuebridleway · 190 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 190 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland, Harpsden

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, Harpsden

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