Marlborough Woodlands

(Average user rating 3 unrated

2.3/5)

About Marlborough Woodlands

This area consists of Savernake Forest and its two significant outliers, West Woods and Collingbourne. All are old woods which are predominantly broadleaf and in particular beech. The Forestry Commission has a long-term lease on this woodland.

How to get there:

Marlborough and Hungerford are the nearest towns or villages.

Via M4, at junction 15 take the A346 to Marlborough. The woods in this area are located to the south of Marlborough.

OS Grid Reference: SU198679
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Places to go in Marlborough Woodlands

West Woods
Savernake

Other places to go in this area

The Grand avenue in Savernake forest, the longest avenue in Britain

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User Comments

1 Star
Very upset to see the state of the singletrack in Collingbourne today. The motor-cross bikes seem to be using the place unchallenged and have turned the whole network into a sticky mess :(

Steve, 7/May/2012

2 Stars
Sad and artificial. Regular rows of trees with little variation in type or age. A few very old trees have thankfully been preserved though. Quite hollow, with open meadows and "fields" of non-local trees planted for timber/Christmas trees in artificially regular rows (mono-culture), including non-local conifers. Undergrowth often "bulldozed". Meadows beyond clearly visible from main road near Cadley. The FC probably bare most of the blame. On the plus side, it is(/was) still a working wood and a deer park.

Anonymous, 2/Mar/2012

4 Stars
A well managed mature forest, very popular in the summer

Mark Freestone, 24/Jun/2009

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What's of interest

Enquiries about recreational activities, inclding booking BBQ's, should be directed to the Forestry Commission using the contact below.