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4 ha

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.33547, -0.80250

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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

8 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates

Free

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prior's Lanepublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Prior's Lanepublic footpath · 102 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Prior's Lanepublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough Pyestock GateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
California GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
🐴

Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stroud Lanebridleway · 290 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 290 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Stroud Lanebridleway · 351 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 351 mSurface dirtPath type: track
The Flatsbridleway · 281 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 281 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond on Derby Green

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond on Derby Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sandhurst Memorial ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Bottom MeadowUrban park1 km→🏞️YATELEY COMMONCountry park1.4 km→🌱Morgan RecUrban park3.5 km→✦BROADMOOR HOSPITALHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Hawley Community GardensUrban park4.4 km→

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