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1. Pinkeys Green, Bisham Woods, Cookham Dean & The Old Brick Works loop

16.6km

04:24

160m

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2. The Brick and Tile Works – Clay Pit Ponds loop from Cox Green

9.03km

02:19

40m

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3. Robin Hood's Arbour – The Brick and Tile Works loop from Furze Platt

11.8km

03:03

60m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Grace Mulligan

July 5, 2023

Pinkneys Green, originally part of the Royal Manor of Cookham, was sold off in 1818. In the 1920s, the Maidenhead and Cookham Commons Conservation Committee protected the land, which was later donated to the National Trust. Today, Pinkneys Green is mostly grassland managed by local farmers with areas of trees and thicket for wildlife, and its open meadows are filled with wildflowers during the summer.

Edvard

June 11, 2018

Pinkneys Green derives its name from the Norman Knight, Ghilo de Pinkney, who was granted lands in the Maidenhead area as a reward for supporting William the Conqueror. Along with other areas of common land in the Cookham and Maidenhead area, Pinkneys Green was originally part of the Royal Manor of Cookham, but they were sold off by the Crown in 1818 and passed into private ownership. In the 1920s, for fear that the common land would be enclosed or developed, the Maidenhead and Cookham Commons Conservation Committee was established, which raised £2800 to buy the land, which was donated to the National Trust in 1934. Today, Pinkneys Green consists largely of grassland, which is managed by local ‘commoner’ farmers as a hay crop for livestock; although some mature trees and areas of thicket provide valuable refuges for wildlife. The grasses in these open, unfenced meadows are left to grow tall all summer long so you’ll find a wealth of wildflowers

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Location: South East England, England, United Kingdom

Wildflower Meadows of Pinkneys Green

1. Pinkeys Green, Bisham Woods, Cookham Dean & The Old Brick Works loop

2. The Brick and Tile Works – Clay Pit Ponds loop from Cox Green

3. Robin Hood's Arbour – The Brick and Tile Works loop from Furze Platt

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