Upper House Copse - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.49981, -1.13046
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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 🅿️ (overflow) 259m away — 6 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 🅿️ (overflow) 259m away — 6 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
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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.
Photos Pheasant Park, Basildon Park
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Wildlife to spot
40,129 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,129 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Club-tail · Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +22
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,129 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Club-tail · Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +22
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata