🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
7 activities
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Wainscot, Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +224 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Linnet, Dunnock +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Linnet, Dunnock +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾
West Berkshire Countryside Walk, Goring GapWalking route11.2 km▾
Enjoy this circular spanning Lardon Chase, the Holies & Lough Down. Explore a variety of landscapes, spot rare butterflies & admire views of the Chiltern Hills, North Wessex Downs & Goring Gap. Sections may be challenging for people with reduced mobility.
Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 544Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 544Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route▾
Named route
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
🐴
Horse riding
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3 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Fair Milerestricted byway · 924 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 924 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
