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Getting here
51.49833, -0.99910
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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +58 more · last seen 2026
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Variable Oysterling, Serpula himantioides, Brevicellicium olivascens +77 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Variable Oysterling, Serpula himantioides, Brevicellicium olivascens +77 more · last seen 2020
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons · last seen 2020
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Madarch y Maes, Scaly Wood Mushroom, Madarch y Coed +4 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route
Long distance path
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km
Long distance path
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
The Wokingham WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Route R5Cycling route
Reading R50Cycling route
Reading R4Cycling route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Judges' RideMountain bike 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.
🐴Horse riding
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Dysonswood Lanerestricted byway · 123 m
Dysonswood Lanerestricted byway · 193 m
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