Highwood, Wokingham
Highwood is a 15.2-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Woodley, west of Wokingham in Berkshire. It is owned by Wokingham Borough Council and managed by the council together with The Friends of Highwood.Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: England, a nature reserve
- Also known as: “Highwood Local Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Reading Abbey and Winnersh Triangle railway station.
Reading Abbey
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries.
Winnersh Triangle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winnersh Triangle railway station is one of two railway stations in Winnersh, Berkshire, England. It is served by South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Reading.
Earley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Earley railway station serves the Berkshire town of Earley, England. It is 66 miles 1 chain down the line from London Charing Cross via Redhill. It is on the Waterloo to Reading Line, and forms the last stop before the terminus of the line at Reading.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reading and Twyford.
Reading
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reading is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England. It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.
Twyford
Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twyford is in Berkshire. Twyford is largely a commuter settlement for workers travelling to Reading, Maidenhead, Wokingham and, further afield, London.
Lower Earley
Suburb
Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Earley is a suburb of Earley, a town in Berkshire, England. Lower Earley is a predominantly lower-density residential area lying on the northern banks of the River Loddon.
Highwood, Wokingham
- Categories: local nature reserve, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Woodley, Wokingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4455° or 51° 26′ 44″ northLongitude
-0.921° or 0° 55′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C3XC3WH+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 158678195OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q30687699
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