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Simons Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.37003, -0.83523

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 337m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Coombes Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yellow RouteCycling route
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
California GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Arborfield Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hollybush Riderestricted byway · 648 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 648 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hollybush Riderestricted byway · 29 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 29 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Hollybush Riderestricted byway · 588 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 588 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Heath Riderestricted byway · 166 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 166 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Heath Riderestricted byway · 1.1 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heath Pond, Simons Wood

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heath Pond, Simons Wood

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