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The Rookery - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.55733, -0.69422

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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 465m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England

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 · 3 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
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Taplow Footpath 4public footpath · 713 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 713 mPath type: path
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Beeches CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
North Town linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Thames Path

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Thames Path

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Nearby places

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✦TAPLOW COURTHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Wooburn ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Wooburn ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Oaken Grove ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦CLIVEDENHistoric site700 m→🌱Walled GardenUrban park800 m→

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