Ambarrow Court
Ambarrow Court is a 21.5 acre (8.7ha) site located in Little Sandhurst between the A321 and the Reading-Guildford railway line.
Ambarrow Court forms the lower slopes of Ambarrow Hill, which joins to the north of the site and is owned and managed by the National Trust. A Local Nature Reserve and Wildlife Heritage Site, Ambarrow Court contains a range of habitats including ancient woodland, birch and hazel coppice, marshes, ponds and pools, and a meadow. View a map of the location
Much of the site was once managed as a Victorian country estate, although the original house of 1855, has since been demolished:
"The pleasure grounds and gardens are delightfully laid out, very well timbered with fine specimen trees and shrubs, with Lawns, Rosery, Flower beds and Borders, large Kitchen Garden…
There is some charming woodland, interspersed with winding walks, and the Terrace on the South-West side leads down a flight of stone steps to a small park, comprising rich Grass Land…."
(From auction brochure of "Ambarrow, Crowthorne, Berks", 1932.)
Remnants of this era exist through the exotic species such as bamboo, large specimen trees and yew hedges.
Further information about the history of Ambarrow Court can be found on the Bracknell Forest Heritage pages.
An extensive species list has been recorded at the site, with notable plants including the bluebells and associated spring woodland flowers, cuckoo flower, yellow rattle and mature specimen trees such as cedar and douglas fir. Important animals recorded include the stag beetle, noctule bat and glow worm, which appear on the Bracknell Forest Biodiversity Action Plan.
A nature tail runs through the site and an interpretation board is located at the site car park.
Two vehicle access points exist for the site, one to the north through the car park and one at the south. Pedestrians can enter via the vehicular access points as well as at the northern end from the National Trust land. Footpaths run near to three sides of the site, with the northern boundary linked to the Ramblers Route in this way.
A disabled access path runs through Ambarrow Court, including handrails and passing places to allow wheelchair and mobility impaired users to access the range of habitats found throughout the site.
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