Amersham Road Estate Park 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Reading Getting here
51.46598, -0.95023
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Jersey Tiger, Syrphus +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Jersey Tiger, Syrphus +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 156 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN4 Link Local cycle route
Show on map Woodley, Earley Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route CR5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CR5 Local cycle route
Show on map Earley Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Playground, Amersham Road
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24,452 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,452 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
American Mink · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
American Mink Neovison vison Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Plume · Meliscaeva auricollis · Speckled Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Cream-spot Ladybird +5
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,452 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
American Mink · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
American Mink Neovison vison Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Plume · Meliscaeva auricollis · Speckled Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Cream-spot Ladybird +5
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrellus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
House Mouse Mus musculus2025
House Mouse Mus musculus2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 