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Bending Oak - Sparse woodland

1 ha

📷 Ron Strutt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.32031, -0.67785

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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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Pluto TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Titan TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TitanLocal cycle route
Rhea TrailCycling route
Named routeRef RheaLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stickle Down

📷 Ron Strutt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Frimley Lodge ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Heatherside Recreation GroundUrban park1.8 km→✦BROOKWOOD CEMETERYHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Waterers ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Mindenhurst Central SANGUrban park1.8 km→🌱Mindenhurst Southern SANGUrban park2.5 km→

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