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Highgrove Copse

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.36667, -0.97757

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed, Common Nettle +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Ash +117 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Gatekeeper +68 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Gatekeeper +68 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

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

15 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
The Lower Earley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
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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
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Horse riding

8 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

Photos

Farmland, Swallowfield

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland, Swallowfield

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🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park2 km→✦STRATFIELD SAYE PARKHistoric site2 km→✦SWALLOWFIELD PARKHistoric site2.7 km→✦FARLEY HALLHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Swallowfield Recreation GroundUrban park2 km→

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