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Getting here
51.34556, -0.69152
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 📍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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Keeled Skimmer, Small Red Damselfly +63 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Yellow-wort, Meadow Buttercup +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Yellow-wort, Meadow Buttercup +11 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Three Castles PathWalking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route
🚴Cycling
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pluto TrailCycling route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Route 221Cycling route
Rhea TrailCycling route
Yellow RouteCycling route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
25 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 194 m
High View Roadbyway open to all traffic · 499 m
Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 268 m
Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 128 m
Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 126 m
Wildlife to spot
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