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The Rough - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.40831, -0.68109

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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
  • 🅿️Ascot Station 6m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public 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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Grand Tour Yellow routeWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Greenway Red RouteWalking route
Named routeRef redLocal walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Yellow RouteCycling route
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ascot station - looking west

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ascot station - looking west

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Locks Ride ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱The Parks ParkUrban park4 km→🌱South Ascot Playing FieldUrban park900 m→🦉ENGLEMERE PONDNature reserve1.4 km→🌱Longhill ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦ASCOT PLACEHistoric site2.8 km→

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