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Chestnut Park

📷 john bristow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.41456, -0.86680

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Turnip Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Red-green Carpet +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Turnip Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Red-green Carpet +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Collared Dove +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Collared Dove +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
California GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Simons Wood Trail, Finchampstead RidgesWalking route2.1 km

An area of wet woodlands & lowland heath providing habitat for birds & invertebrates. Explore the views, flora & fauna of the broadleaved & coniferous woods, the naturally created Heath Pond, and the rare delights of a heathland habitat.

Named routeLength 2.1 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Barkham Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
Emmbrook Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
Route 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Local cycle route
California GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Woodley, EarleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route CR5Cycling route
Named routeRef CR5Local cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woodlands Avenuebridleway · 302 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 302 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Sadler's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 341 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 341 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Sadler's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 91 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 91 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Simon's Lanerestricted byway · 545 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 545 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Simon's Lanerestricted byway · 199 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 199 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gated development off Chestnut Avenue

📷 john bristow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gated development off Chestnut Avenue

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