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Wellington Monument

📷 nick macneill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.34890, -0.97133

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Meadow Brown +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Meadow Brown +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Maple, Pedunculate Oak, Clustered Dock +66 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Field Maple, Pedunculate Oak, Clustered Dock +66 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Smooth Hawk's-beard +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route531 m
Named routeRef 23Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route242 m
Named routeRef 23Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 23Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Wellington Monument, Heckfield Heath, Hampshire

📷 nick macneill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Wellington Monument, Heckfield Heath, Hampshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦Bramshill ParkHistoric site4.7 km→✦STRATFIELD SAYE PARKHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦SWALLOWFIELD PARKHistoric site4.1 km→✦FARLEY HALLHistoric site4.5 km→

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