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Swan Pond

4 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.45994, -0.82991

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Brimstone Moth +177 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Brimstone Moth +177 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2020; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeRef blueLocal 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
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenway Red routeCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route R20Cycling route
Named routeRef R20Local cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bader Way CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Western RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Haines Hill: aerial 2016

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Haines Hill: aerial 2016

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🌱Ashenbury ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Cantley ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Jubilee CornerUrban park3.2 km→🦉ALDER MOORSNature reserve3.9 km→🌱Joel ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Waltham Chase Play AreaUrban park1.9 km→

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