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Bazett's Plantation - Vegetation area

8 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.41519, -1.20705

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Common, Bucklebury

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Common, Bucklebury

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Bucklebury Farm ParkVisitor farm1.3 km→🌱Turnfields ParkUrban park3.5 km→🐄Guinea Pig VillageVisitor farm1.4 km→🌱Dunstan GreenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Dunstan GreenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Frank Hutchings ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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