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Lakepond Copse

36 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

51.35692, -0.98616

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Hogweed +22 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Cleavers +221 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Cleavers +221 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Comma, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Comma, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2024

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Silchester TrailWalking route
Named route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

13 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
Arborfield Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
Oakbank School LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route531 m
Named routeRef 23Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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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

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 93 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 93 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Broad Wayrestricted byway · 291 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 291 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 578 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 578 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stratfield Saye Park

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stratfield Saye Park

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🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦STRATFIELD SAYE PARKHistoric site800 m→🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦SWALLOWFIELD PARKHistoric site3.9 km→✦FARLEY HALLHistoric site4.8 km→✦HECKFIELD PLACEHistoric site3 km→

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