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Maidenhead Thicket - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.52778, -0.76401

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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 378m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

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
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jubilee River PathWalking route
Named route
Beeches WayWalking route25 km
Named routeLength 25 kmLocal walking route
Bakers Lanepublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Bix Lanepublic footpath · 47 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Bakers Rowpublic footpath · 42 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Oaken Grove linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ray Mill linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pinkneys Green linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cowslips, Maidenhead Thicket

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cowslips, Maidenhead Thicket

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TAPLOW COURTHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Oaken Grove ParkUrban park1.4 km→✦Hurley Priory: A moated Benedictine priory and fishponds and the remains of Ladye Place MansionHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Higginson ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Desborough ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦HALL PLACEHistoric site2.5 km→

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