Bartholomew's Bottom Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.46955, -1.10615
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin 🐕 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
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map St Frideswide’s Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SFW Regional walking route
Show on map Pheasant Park, Basildon Park Walking route 800 m ▾
Over the carriage drive, through the pheasant park, into the woodland and back to the mansion down the drive. Suitable for pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Reading R50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R50 Local 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 Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
13,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,918 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Mole Talpa europaea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Green-veined White · Beautiful Demoiselle · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Comma +18
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,918 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Mole Talpa europaea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Green-veined White · Beautiful Demoiselle · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Comma +18
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 2024
2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae
Drab Looper Minoa murinata
Drab Looper Minoa murinata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2024
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
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