Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve
Step back in time and experience a most valuable remnant of Berkshire heathland and bog – a wildlife refuge that is very much alive today.
Crossed by pylons and edged by housing, the reserve is home to a rich, albeit fragile community of mosses, fungi and flowering plants, invertebrates, reptiles and birds.
Best time to visit: spring, summer, autumn
Reserve management:
Heath:
- grazing during summer to maintain low soil fertility
- removing scrub to prevent succession to woodland
Bog:
- regulating water level
- grazing to reduce purple moor-grass
Location: OS Sheet 175; SU 842 627
Crowthorne. On Crowthorne road, 1 mile north of Sandhurst station. Surfaced car park.
Getting around: 99 ha (247.5 acres)
Variable; mainly firm, gently sloping, sandy paths, some boggy peat, some rough underfoot, can be very muddy in winter; gates, squeeze stiles, boardwalks
Wildlife walk: 1½ miles Dogs on short leads please
Reserve map:
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