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PARK PLACE, AND TEMPLE COMBE

271 ha

📷 Antony Ewart Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome271 ha

Getting here

51.53116, -0.87632

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Canada Goose
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Helophilus pendulus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
23public footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmPath type: footway
Meadow Roadpublic footpath · 106 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Church Avenuepublic footpath · 167 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 167 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route481 m
Named routeRef 4Length 481 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Park Place seen from a bedroom window in Western Road

📷 Antony Ewart Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park Place seen from a bedroom window in Western Road

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🌱Mill MeadowsUrban park1.5 km→✦ObeliskHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Station ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Wargrave Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→✦Roman villa north of Yewden LodgeHistoric site3.7 km→✦A slight univallate hillfort known as Medmenham CampHistoric site3.8 km→