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Dist:0.4km<br/>Down the side road to the left is a parking area and the old control tower for the airfield.
©Stuart Logan
Dist:0.5km<br/>The area has reverted to heathland and common land, some has been flooded, and it is a nature reserve. Walkways and cycleways have been built along the former northern and southern taxiways. This is the northern taxiway, looking west-north-west.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.5km<br/>This section of the common is at the control tower and parking area. This building is closest to the road and more or less north of the control tower. The picture was taken more or less from the south west side of the building. Greenham Common has been declared an area of scientific interest and played a role in the second world war.
©Pam Brophy
Dist:0.6km<br/>The common has now reverted to heathland and is used again for cattle grazing. The area is popular for walking, so the cows are used to seeing many humans and do not seem bothered about being approached.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.6km<br/>This is a two-sided board, about two metres square, near the control tower of the former airbase. It acknowledges the history of the airbase, as the site on British soil where American cruise missiles were stored during the 1980s, and its current reversion to public common land. This side of the board is a montage of ceramics by local school children showing various flora and fauna and peace symbols. The other side of the board is seen here [[[1187855]]]
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.6km<br/>The memorial to the former airbase is by the former control tower.
©Steve Daniels
Dist:0.6km<br/>This is a two-sided board, about two metres square, near the control tower of the former airbase. It acknowledges the history of the airbase, as the site on British soil where American cruise missiles were stored during the 1980s. This side of the board contains pictures of the site at the time and various quotes from prominent people. I do not intend to quote them all here, but if anyone would like all the words and cannot read them here please contact me. The other side of the board is seen here [[[1187862]]]
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.6km<br/>The common has now reverted to heathland and is used again for cattle grazing.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.6km<br/>The boarded up control tower was part of the former Greenham Common Airbase.
©Steve Daniels
Dist:0.6km<br/>Famous for Cruise missiles and Women protest groups, now a nature reserve.
©nick macneill
Dist:0.6km<br/>The former Greenham Common Airbase is now a nature reserve.
©Steve Daniels
Dist:0.6km<br/>There are many pieces of evidence of the former use of this common as an airbase. This is a pillar fire hydrant. Note the threaded outlets which are typical of American practice. It is adjacent to the northern taxiway just south of the control tower. Thanks to John Mills for additional information.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.6km<br/>The area has reverted to heathland and common land, some has been flooded, and it is a nature reserve. Walkways and cycleways have been built along the former northern and southern taxiways. This is the northern taxiway, looking east-south-east.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.6km<br/>The control tower of the former airfield. This is now boarded up and fenced off. I thought there were plans to develop this as part of the visitor centre, but nothing seems to be happening.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.6km<br/>The disused Control Tower building at the now derelict Greenham Common Airbase.
©Brendan and Ruth McCartney

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