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Moated site and fishpond at Botany Bay Copse

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📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.47171, -0.84004

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Broad-bodied Chaser +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Broad-bodied Chaser +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Common Cord-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Common Cord-moss · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Maidenhead Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef MBWLocal walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Local cycle route
Route CR5Cycling route
Named routeRef CR5Local cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route R20Cycling route
Named routeRef R20Local cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bader Way CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland, Ruscombe

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland, Ruscombe

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🌱Woodford ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Ashenbury ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Jubilee CornerUrban park1.9 km→🦉ALDER MOORSNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Waltham Chase Play AreaUrban park1.1 km→🌱King Georges FieldUrban park2.2 km→

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