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Head's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland57 ha

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha

Getting here

51.42267, -1.19366

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Song Thrush, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Song Thrush, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff Ermine, Garden Grass-veneer, Common Rustic agg. +289 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff Ermine, Garden Grass-veneer, Common Rustic agg. +289 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wasing 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
Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Eling WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Wasing WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Scotland Cornerbyway open to all traffic · 136 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 136 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barber's Pightle, Scotland Corner

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barber's Pightle, Scotland Corner

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Useful places within 5 km

🐄Bucklebury Farm ParkVisitor farm1 km→🌱Turnfields ParkUrban park4.7 km→🐄Guinea Pig VillageVisitor farm1.1 km→🌱Dunstan GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Dunstan GreenUrban park4.4 km→✦Aldermaston LockHistoric site4.6 km→

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