Down Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.47754, -1.24349
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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 🅿️ Parking 334m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 334m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Berkshire Countryside Walk, Goring Gap Walking route 11.2 km ▾
Enjoy this circular spanning Lardon Chase, the Holies & Lough Down. Explore a variety of landscapes, spot rare butterflies & admire views of the Chiltern Hills, North Wessex Downs & Goring Gap. Sections may be challenging for people with reduced mobility.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 ✦ 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
7,539 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,539 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles House-fly · Water Veneer · Oak Bush-cricket · Magpie Moth · Red-legged Shieldbug +3
House-fly Musca domestica Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Shaded Broad-bar Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,539 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles House-fly · Water Veneer · Oak Bush-cricket · Magpie Moth · Red-legged Shieldbug +3
House-fly Musca domestica Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Shaded Broad-bar Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 