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Tadley Common

7 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.35358, -1.13701

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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
  • 🛝Playground 246m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Bullfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Bullfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +216 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +216 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
red trailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Silchester TrailWalking route
Named route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Morgaston Woods Yellow Route, The VyneWalking route1.6 km

This 1-mile walk will take you deeper into Morgaston Woods than the shorter, green route, while still forming a neat loop for you to go on and see other things afterwards. Dogs are welcome.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Wasing WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Broad Halfpenny Lanepublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Broad Halfpenny Lanepublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Broad Halfpenny Lanepublic footpath · 46 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Calleva TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Wasing WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pamber Forest BridlewayMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue Trail

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gorse on Tadley Common

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gorse on Tadley Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WASING PLACEHistoric site3.4 km→🦉PAMBER FORESTNature reserve1.8 km→✦ALDERMASTON COURTHistoric site2.8 km→🦉PADWORTH COMMONNature reserve3.3 km→✦The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated featuresHistoric site3.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1 km→

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