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Faircross Plantation

15 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.44812, -1.28385

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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 111m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Drab Looper, Speckled Bush-cricket, Emperor Dragonfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Drab Looper, Speckled Bush-cricket, Emperor Dragonfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Lambourn Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Eling WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route245 m
Named routeRef 4Length 245 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crabtree Lanebyway open to all traffic · 140 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 140 mPath type: unclassified
Crabtree Lanebridleway · 350 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 350 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Chapel Lanebyway open to all traffic · 514 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 514 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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Faircross Plantation

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦SHAW HOUSEHistoric site4.7 km→🏞️SNELSMORE COMMONCountry park4 km→🌱Snelsmore Common Country ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Cold Ash Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Thirtover PlaceUrban park2.4 km→🌱Henwick ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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