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Grove - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Nigel Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.61984, -1.42007

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
Marcham Jubilee WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 473 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 473 mSurface mudPath type: track
Cow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 63 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 63 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Cow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 113 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 113 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Cow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 649 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 649 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Cow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 32 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 32 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from a Reading-Swindon train - Line of trees screening water treatment works near Grove

📷 Nigel Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from a Reading-Swindon train - Line of trees screening water treatment works near Grove

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grove GreenUrban park900 m→✦Grove Millennium StoneHistoric site900 m→🌱Kingsgrove Woodland WalkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Manor Road Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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