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The Grove

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.43831, -0.66204

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Straw Dot, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder +389 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Straw Dot, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder +389 more · last seen 2025

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

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hatchet Lane, Cranbourne

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hatchet Lane, Cranbourne

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🌱Locks Ride ParkUrban park3 km→✦ASCOT PLACEHistoric site1.9 km→✦THE ROYAL ESTATE, WINDSOR: WINDSOR GREAT PARKHistoric site3.3 km→🌱South Ascot Playing FieldUrban park4.1 km→🦉ENGLEMERE PONDNature reserve4.2 km→✦SUNNINGDALE PARK (CIVIL SERVICE COLLEGE)Historic site4.5 km→

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