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Northcroft and Goldwell Parks are two attractive adjoining parks in Newbury. The<br />
parks feature a mature landscape of trees, a play area and zip slide, BMX facilities,<br />
outdoor sports pitches for football and cricket, woodland walk, River Kennet and<br />
Kennet Canal links and cycle paths.<br />
Holybrook Linear Park is a beautiful green space in Calcot with woodland, river<br />
basin, meadow grassland, play areas, sports pitches, a basketball court and<br />
changing rooms. Linear park has an active Friends of Holybrook Linear Park group.<br />
Other areas of Local Beauty, Wildlife and Conservation<br />
The Kennet & Avon Canal Path visit www.visitnewbury.org.uk to find maps and<br />
information<br />
Berks, Bucks and Oxford Wildlife Trust has over 80 nature reserves www.bbowt.org.uk<br />
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Audreys Meadow, butterflies and wildflowers<br />
Averys Pightle, for birdwatching, butterflies and wildflowers<br />
Greenham, Crookham Commons for birdwatching, historical interest and reptiles<br />
Bowdon Woods, for family days out, ancient trees, birdwatching, butterflies, fungi,<br />
lichens and mosses, reptiles, spring flowers, wildflowers and getting away from it all!<br />
Berkshire’s biggest woodland reserve.<br />
Hosehill Lake, Theale – Wetland wildlife and wildflower meadow<br />
Padworth Common – heathland birds, reptiles, butterflies,<br />
Paices Wood Country Woodland, Nr. Aldermaston – tranquil wildlife haven, ancient<br />
woodlands, waymarked woods and seven lakes for fishing.<br />
Snelsmore Common, Newbury: Heather and gorse, woodland, wet bog, reptiles, <strong>home</strong><br />
to nationally rare wildlife such as the nightjar.<br />
Wokefield Common, nr. Burghfield Common: Dragonfly Pond and Pullen’s Pond,<br />
Heathland<br />
Thatcham Reedbeds, for reedbed wildlife and birdwatching<br />
Nature Discover Centre, Thatcham set in a peaceful lakeside setting offers a wide<br />
ranging and varied programme of activities throughout the year, a great day out for<br />
all the family<br />
Useful websites: www.landscapesforlife.org.uk and www.naturalengland.org.uk<br />
Allotments<br />
There are allotments at Fairfields and Marsh Lane to enquire please contact the<br />
membership secretary of Hungerford Allotment Holders Association via www.hahahungerford.org.uk<br />
or by contacting the Hungerford Town Council.<br />
Places of Worship<br />
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St. Lawrence C of E Church, The Vicarage, Parsonage Lane, Hungerford<br />
RG17 0JB
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