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Pond Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.47362, -0.77886

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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
  • ☕Pondwood Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackcap +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackcap +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder, Setaceous Hebrew Character +248 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder, Setaceous Hebrew Character +248 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenway Red routeCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Holyport GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance, Delta Force Paintball, Great Hazes Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance, Delta Force Paintball, Great Hazes Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ockwells ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Knox GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cabbage HillUrban park4.7 km→🦉OCKWELLS PARKNature reserve4.3 km→🌱Thurlby Way Open SpaceUrban park4.5 km→🌱Cadwell Drive Open SpaceUrban park4.7 km→

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