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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.52673, -1.11933
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Black Currant, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Red-eyed Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Red-eyed Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Currant, Giant Fescue, Osier +109 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Black Currant, Giant Fescue, Osier +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map 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 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 Woodland Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route goes through the woodland and across our landscape parkland. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lockstile Way public footpath · 234 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 234 m Path type: residential
Show on map Summerfield Rise public footpath · 138 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 138 m Path type: residential
Show on map Summerfield Rise public footpath · 73 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 73 m Path type: residential
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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 Boundary wall of Battle House, Battle Road
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Wildlife to spot
66,034 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 66,034 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +29
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 66,034 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +29
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2025
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis2025
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis2025
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans2025
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Eustalomyia hilaris Eustalomyia hilaris2025
Eustalomyia hilaris Eustalomyia hilaris2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2025
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2025 