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Lightwater Country Park

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.34980, -0.68803

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Keeled Skimmer, Small Red Damselfly +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow-wort, Meadow Buttercup, Rhododendron +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow-wort, Meadow Buttercup, Rhododendron +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Badger Swift Waypublic footpath · 260 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 260 mSurface asphaltPath type: pedestrian
Badger Swift Waypublic footpath · 34 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: pedestrian
South Farm Lanepublic footpath · 301 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FH]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rushmoor cycle network (Farnborough)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
Pluto TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Rhea TrailCycling route
Named routeRef RheaLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

44 public paths nearby

Public paths
Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 194 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 194 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 126 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 126 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
High View Roadbyway open to all traffic · 499 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 499 mPath type: residential
Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 128 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Curley Hill Roadbyway open to all traffic · 27 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 27 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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Lightwater Country Park

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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