Monday 12th January 2026 Inkpen Common

Today we will be doing a task for BBOWT at Inkpen Common to aid heathland restoration, clearing gorse and birch scrub and having a bonfire.

Inkpen Common is about a mile and three quarters from the centre of Kintbury. If you’re coming into Kintbury from the A4, turn left off the High Street into Inkpen Road and follow it up the hill, veering right where Laylands Green joins the road from your left. About half a mile further on, you pass a churchyard on your left, just before a staggered crossroads with Forbury Lane to the left and Kinbury Road to the right. Continue straight on, and after about a quarter of a mile, the road forks by a small triangular patch of grass. Take the right fork signposted Inkpen Common and after about half a mile you’ll reach a crossroads with a left turn to Heads Lane and a right turn to a bridleway. The entrance to the Inkpen Common reserve is on the left, just past Heads Lane, in front of a post box.

If you’re coming from Newbury via the Enborne Road, take the second turning on the left after leaving Hamstead Marshall, signposted Inkpen and Ham. Take this road, Forbury Lane, until you reach a staggered junction with a churchyard on your right. Turn left onto Inkpen Road and follow the directions from Forbury Lane/Kintbury Road as described above.

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We will park inside the entrance to the reserve, or alternatively on the left hand side of the road beyond the post box, and then walk to the worksite from the entrance.