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✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

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
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Meadow Vetchling, Red Fescue +104 more · last seen 2018

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Coot +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Coot +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Banded Demoiselle +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Banded Demoiselle +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Coombes Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
California GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
California GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Arborfield Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
Oakbank School LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route531 m
Named routeRef 23Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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.

Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Benham Lanebyway open to all traffic · 67 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 67 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Benham Lanebyway open to all traffic · 30 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mSurface compactedPath type: track

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