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Gorse Covert - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.37176, -1.32973

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Lambourn Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 4Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sandleford Park

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sandleford Park

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🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱City Recreation GroundUrban park2.5 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦SHAW HOUSEHistoric site4.5 km→✦HIGHCLERE PARKHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Stroud GreenUrban park2.7 km→

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