Wildlife reserves · South East England
Carpenter's Wood
Carpenter's Wood — woodland near Windsor, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Furze Platt · 3.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Carpenter's Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "woodland near Windsor, England". Coordinates: 51.5370°, -0.7850°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Carpenter's Wood is a 21.4-hectare (53-acre) Local Nature Reserve west of Maidenhead in Berkshire. It is owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and managed by The Woodland Trust. The site consists of two adjacent woods, Carpenter's Wood and Dungrovehill Wood. It lost half of its mature beech trees in the storms of 1987 and the early 1990s. There is access from Dungrovehill Lane.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5370, -0.7850
- District
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Parish
- Bisham
- Postcode
- SL6 5LH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Maidenhead
- Nearest railway station
- Furze Platt — 3.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q83382013 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carpenter's Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carpenter's Wood?
- Carpenter's Wood is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SL6 5LH), in the parish of Bisham.
- Who owns Carpenter's Wood?
- Carpenter's Wood is owned by The Woodland Trust.
- Is Carpenter's Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Carpenter's Wood is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Carpenter's Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Carpenter's Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Carpenter's Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Furze Platt, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL6 5LH.
- Are dogs allowed at Carpenter's Wood?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.