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Fir Wood

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.52150, -0.87330

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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 369m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Green Woodpecker, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Green Woodpecker, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Hawthorn +3 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Hawthorn +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Hawthorn +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
23public footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Reading R4Cycling route
Named routeRef R4Local cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Mill MeadowsUrban park2.1 km→✦ObeliskHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Station ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Jubilee CornerUrban park4.9 km→✦PARK PLACE, AND TEMPLE COMBEHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Wargrave Recreation GroundUrban park2.5 km→

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