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Moated site at Smewin's Farm

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📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.47781, -0.78228

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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

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Dunnock +18 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Dunnock +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Willow Beauty +295 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Willow Beauty +295 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeRef blueLocal walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
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Ramblers RouteWalking route
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Maidenhead Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef MBWLocal walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barns at Smewins Farm, Shottesbrooke

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barns at Smewins Farm, Shottesbrooke

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ockwells ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Desborough ParkUrban park5 km→🦉OCKWELLS PARKNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Thurlby Way Open SpaceUrban park4.4 km→🌱Cadwell Drive Open SpaceUrban park4.5 km→✦Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, CookhamHistoric site5 km→

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