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Snake Copse

18 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.44162, -1.15571

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 460m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Bullfinch, Wren, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Bullfinch, Wren, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +202 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +202 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
St Frideswide’s WayWalking route
Named routeRef SFWRegional walking route
Wasing WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
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Cycling

17 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

One Way of Doing It

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

One Way of Doing It

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Bucklebury Farm ParkVisitor farm3.9 km→🐄Guinea Pig VillageVisitor farm3.9 km→✦Aldermaston LockHistoric site4.8 km→✦St Frideswide's WellHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Denys ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦ENGLEFIELD HOUSEHistoric site3.5 km→

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