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Lake Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.37109, -0.71234

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yellow RouteCycling route
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
Windsor and Maidenhead LCNCycling route
Named routeRef Ascot to WindsorLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Vicarage Roadbridleway · 205 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 205 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Vicarage Roadbridleway · 222 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 222 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Vicarage Roadbridleway · 376 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 376 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Vicarage Roadbridleway · 219 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 219 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rapley Lake, Southern Shore

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rapley Lake, Southern Shore

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🌱South Hill ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱The Parks ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦BROADMOOR HOSPITALHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Heatherside Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→✦BAGSHOT PARKHistoric site900 m→🌱Camberley ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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