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Highgrove Copse - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

Plan your visit

DogsSeasonalWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Three Mile Cross/Shinfield Village LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arborfield Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
Oakbank School LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route531 m
Named routeRef 23Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 578 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 578 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 458 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 458 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 93 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 93 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 184 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 184 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 83 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 83 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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