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Greenham and Crookham Commons

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Greenham and Crookham Commons is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire of 2.8 km². It is one of 66 SSSIs in the county. Only two of the county's SSSIs are larger.

For more of the same, Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods and Thatcham Reed Beds are close by. The closest station is Newbury Racecourse, about 1.6 km to the north-west.

More places to visit near Greenham and Crookham Commons

Photo of the Kennet & Avon Canal, an 87-mile canal running from Reading to Bristol, England.Highlight

Kennet & Avon Canal

Canal

The broad-beam crossing of southern England — river, canal and river again from Bristol's Avon to the Thames at Reading, over the chalk by the Caen Hill flight.

1.3 km NE · spans 5 counties

Photo of the North Wessex Downs, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

North Wessex Downs

National Landscape near Hungerford

Rolling chalk downland above the Vale of the White Horse, threaded by one of Britain's oldest roads

4.8 km NE

Photo of Donnington Castle, a ruined castle near Newbury, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

Donnington Castle

Castle near Newbury

Twin-towered medieval gatehouse on a hill.

6.6 km NW

Photo of Bucklebury Common, a visitor attraction in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

Bucklebury Common

Attraction near Bucklebury

Ancient wooded common of oak and heath crossed by an avenue of old trees, one of the largest commons in the county.

6.7 km NE

Photo: Watership Down, a viewpoint near Kingsclere in the North Wessex Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Watership Down

Viewpoint near Kingsclere

Ridge of Richard Adams's novel, on the Wayfarer's Walk.

7.5 km S

Photo of Snelsmore Common Country Park, a country park near Boxford in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

Snelsmore Common Country Park

Country park near Boxford

A country park in Berkshire.

7.7 km NW