Living in Binfield, an area known for its woodlands and meadows, means having access to some beautiful walks, peaceful parks, green, open spaces and dog friendly places. If you prefer to walk with others and to make the time spent outdoors a more sociable experience, there are also lots of walking groups and events that you’ll be able to enjoy.
Living in Binfield, an area known for its woodlands and meadows, means having access to some beautiful walks, peaceful parks, green, open spaces and dog friendly places. If you prefer to walk with others and to make the time spent outdoors a more sociable experience, there are also lots of walking groups and events that you’ll be able to enjoy.
Five walks including the 1.5 km walk taking in Popes Meadow, Wicks Green and the Village Centre and the 3 km walk taking in Three Wicks Green and Billingbear have been published in The Binfield Walks Pack, relaunched by the Binfield Environment Group in partnership with the Parish Council. All the walks are designed to offer a way to connect with nature and can be started at the village centre. Beechcroft residents will be pleased that some of them actually pass Binfield House. Please visit: www.binfieldeg.wixsite.com/binfieldeg/binfield-walkers-pack or www.binfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk/our-community/walks-and-rights-of-way/
For more seasoned walkers, the Rambler’s Route is a 26-mile circuit of the countryside around Bracknell and details can be found on Bracknell Forest Council’s website which lists all the local green spaces that are ideal for walkers and, indeed, for dog walking. www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/parks-and-countryside/outdoor-activities/countryside-walks,. There’s also an Outdoor Active app that you can access for free on your mobile ‘phone. Just search under Binfield and a list of local walks will appear.
There are walks of approximately 2.5 km (just over 1.5 miles) and 4 km (2.5 miles) which take in Popes Meadow and the village centre – and pass by The Foxes’ Den Community Café where you’ll be able to call in for refreshments. The walks, which include two grassy paths which can be muddy after rain, start at Popes Meadow Car Park on St Mark’s Road although by following the directions, you could start at other points. The directions for the 4 km walk may be found on the website www.bracknellrocks.co.uk/things-to-do/popes-meadow-to-binfield-village.
There’s an interesting, 8.5 km (5.2 mile) circular walk around Popes Meadow, Peacock Meadows and Wykery Copse which should take around two to two-and-a-half hours. The tree-lined paths pass through meadows, bluebell woods and copses, taking in some surprising viewpoints. This walk was inspired by a walk published in the 1970s by the late Robin Mosses, a local historian and keen walker. If you follow the walk, there will be a few kissing gates and at least one V-shaped chain gate and there are a few sections that run alongside roads, including a brief section of a dual carriageway slip road. A few of the paths get overgrown in summer and muddy in winter. For details of the walk, see www.alltrails.com/trail/england/berkshire/pope-s-meadow-peacock-meadows-and-wykery-copse-circular.
These two connected green spaces are bordered by the gardens of Stevenson Drive and Binfield House. Both are large, grassed areas with mature trees, hedgerows and recent plantings. Silver Jubilee Field includes some specimen trees from the old Binfield House Arboretum. A gravel path goes around the entire perimeter of Wicks Green and another runs diagonally across Silver Jubilee Field. Wicks Green has some adult exercise stations. If you’re lucky, in Spring you might see Green and Greater Spotted Woodpeckers and there are Red Kites as well as occasional Sparrowhawks.
This green space is located between Amen Corner North and the A329M. There isn’t an official car park but allotment parking provides some free space. There are mown paths, benches and far-reaching views. When new homes were built, farm fields were converted into a park and, today, the green space is mostly open grassland with some mature woodland, a reed-bed and mature hedgerow. Piglittle Meadow links to other green spaces including Popes Meadow.
This is an open green space between Binfield and Bracknell, once part of a former golf course. There’s free parking with a 2.1 m height restriction off Forest Road in Binfield, benches and picnic tables and mostly mown paths. The circular walk is about 2.3 km with links to Cabbage Hill and Cut Countryside Corridor. The former fairways have been reseeded with wildflower and meadow grass and a new area of marshy reed bed has been established. This is a popular spot for residents of the local housing estate especially dog walkers and here, you’ll be able to spot common woodland birds including woodpeckers and nuthatches and herons frequent the pond.
This is a ramble along the route of the River Cut linking a number of green spaces including Larks Hill, Piggy Wood, Garth Meadows, Jock’s Copse and Tinker’s Copse. The route crosses a couple of main roads but there are safe places to cross. Most of the route is well waymarked and starts at Larks Hill. There’s a map for the Cut Corridor. Visit www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-10/the-cut-countryside-corridor-map.pdf.
Set in the residential area between Priestwood and Amen Corner, just south of London Road, Farley Copse is a broadleaved woodland extending to over 8 acres, with a large area designated as ancient woodland. Along with mature, native trees, an ancient oak and specimen trees planted during the 1800s including a majestic, fully grown Wellingtonia tree, the copse is home to badgers, muntjac and roe deer as well as a population of grey squirrels. In spring, the copse is carpeted with wildflowers including wood anemones, bluebells and dog violets. One of the walks taking in Farley Copse and Pope’s Wood is detailed on www.health.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/walks-for-wellbeing/binfield/
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