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The entrance to Decoy Heath Nature Reserve, Aldermaston, Berkshire
©Brendan and Ruth McCartney
This is a fairly new estate of light industrial units, not shown on most maps. Keep out seems to be the message.
©Graham Horn
This is a fairly new estate of light industrial units, not shown on most maps. Keep out seems to be the message.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.3km<br/>Not to be confused with Decoy Pond, this is Decoy heath Pond, the main pond in the nature reserve. Lovely place for a picnic.
©Graham Horn
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©Sebastian Ballard
Dist:0.4km<br/>The map does not clearly show this large mobile home site to the west of the forest.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.4km<br/>Within the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust nature reserve.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.5km<br/>The embryo brook has risen from Decoy Pond about 500 metres behind us, and goes through this culvert under the footpath to head gently towards Mortimer.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.5km<br/>A few logs awaiting collection. The sun had just caught them at the path junction.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.5km<br/>Part of a permitted path through Benyon's Inclosure.
©don cload
Dist:0.5km<br/>An area of extensive forestry on poor gravelly soils. The Benyons are major landowners in the area.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.6km<br/>The 1:25K map marks this area as Soke Pig Farm, although it does not seem the right sort of terrain and no pigs were seen. The field is surrounded on three sides by woodland.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.6km<br/>A footpath from Pamber Heath enters the woodland here, and immediately descends to a boggy area with duckboarding over a small stream.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.7km<br/>An extensive area of managed forestry. The Benyons are major landowners in the area, and one of their number if currently MP for Newbury.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.7km<br/>South from Roundwood Copse with one of the fields of Soke Pig Farm to the left.
©Graham Horn

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