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Sheephouse Copse - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.35120, -0.99397

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Silchester TrailWalking route
Named route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Calleva TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
Oakbank School LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route531 m
Named routeRef 23Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wellingtonia trunks, Stratfield Saye

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wellingtonia trunks, Stratfield Saye

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park3 km→✦STRATFIELD SAYE PARKHistoric site300 m→🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park3 km→✦SWALLOWFIELD PARKHistoric site4.7 km→✦HECKFIELD PLACEHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Swallowfield Recreation GroundUrban park4.1 km→

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