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Ashley Hill Forest - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.52239, -0.81473

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

15 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Maidenhead Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef MBWLocal walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
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)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
23public footpath · 193 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 193 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oaken Grove linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pinkneys Green linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Holyport GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pudding Hillbridleway · 620 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 620 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clifton, Ashley Hill

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clifton, Ashley Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hurley Priory: A moated Benedictine priory and fishponds and the remains of Ladye Place MansionHistoric site3 km→🌱Oaken Grove ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦HALL PLACEHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Bisham GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Wargrave Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→✦PARK PLACE, AND TEMPLE COMBEHistoric site4.4 km→

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