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Midgham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.41034, -1.20557

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Garden Grass-veneer, Hebrew Character, Buff Ermine +281 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Garden Grass-veneer, Hebrew Character, Buff Ermine +281 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wasing WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Wasing WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 4Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields and Woods, Midgham

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields and Woods, Midgham

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Nearby places

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🐄Bucklebury Farm ParkVisitor farm1.9 km→🌱Turnfields ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦WASING PLACEHistoric site4.5 km→🐄Guinea Pig VillageVisitor farm1.9 km→🌱Dunstan GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Dunstan GreenUrban park3.1 km→

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