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Templecombe Wood

20 ha

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.52795, -0.87462

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rose Chafer +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rose Chafer +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 15 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
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Cycling

22 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

The Thames near Templecombe, Henley

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Thames near Templecombe, Henley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill MeadowsUrban park1.7 km→✦ObeliskHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Station ParkUrban park2 km→✦PARK PLACE, AND TEMPLE COMBEHistoric site400 m→🌱Wargrave Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→✦Roman villa north of Yewden LodgeHistoric site4 km→

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