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51.43105, -1.31068
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Turnip Moth, Large Yellow Underwing +290 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Turnip Moth, Large Yellow Underwing +290 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eling Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
33,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Rock Dove Columba livia Linnet Linaria cannabina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius White-point · Feathered Thorn · Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth · Green-brindled Crescent +32
White-point Mythimna albipuncta Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae December Moth Poecilocampa populi Light Brown Apple Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Rock Dove Columba livia Linnet Linaria cannabina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius White-point · Feathered Thorn · Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth · Green-brindled Crescent +32
White-point Mythimna albipuncta Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae December Moth Poecilocampa populi Light Brown Apple Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epiphyas postvittana
Epiphyas postvittana
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis
Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis
Monopis Monopis
Monopis Monopis
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.
Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella
Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella
Bittersweet Moth Scrobipalpa costella
Bittersweet Moth Scrobipalpa costella
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea 