Getting here
51.34138, -0.77657
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Ruby's Play Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Ruby's Play Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Three Castles PathWalking route
Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route
Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route
Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead RidgesWalking route2.2 km
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Rosedene Lanepublic footpath · 4 m
Shepherd Meadowspublic footpath · 160 m
Rosedene Lanepublic footpath · 100 m
🚴Cycling
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 221Cycling route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Cove LCNCycling route
Blackwater Valley Blue RouteCycling route
Blackwater Valley Orange RouteCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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