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Maidenhead Thicket - Broadleaved woodland

11 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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PicnicDogsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.52684, -0.76996

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

11 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 60 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
Beeches WayWalking route25 km
Named routeLength 25 kmLocal walking route
Maidenhead Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef MBWLocal walking route
Bakers Lanepublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Gray's Alleypublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: footway
Bix Lanepublic footpath · 47 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
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Cycling

74 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

🌱Oaken Grove ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦Hurley Priory: A moated Benedictine priory and fishponds and the remains of Ladye Place MansionHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Higginson ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦HALL PLACEHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Desborough ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Kidwell's ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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