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Great Wood

✦ Ancient woodland54 ha

📷 Mick Crawley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

51.47910, -0.77337

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Dunnock +18 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Dunnock +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Willow Beauty +299 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Willow Beauty +299 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeRef blueLocal 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
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pinkneys Green linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Oaken Grove linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ray Mill linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Wood at White Waltham

📷 Mick Crawley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Great Wood at White Waltham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ockwells ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Desborough ParkUrban park4.5 km→🦉OCKWELLS PARKNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Thurlby Way Open SpaceUrban park3.8 km→🌱Cadwell Drive Open SpaceUrban park4 km→✦Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, CookhamHistoric site4.8 km→

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