Wickslett Copse - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 23 ha
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🍂 Seasonal🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.52333, -1.36114
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Wickslett Copse near Catmore Farm
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Wildlife to spot
3,868 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,868 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +39
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Rabbit Jersey Tiger · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Oak Carl · Nut-tree Dot · Small Beech Dot +11
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Oak Carl Tischeria ekebladella2024 Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2024 Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,868 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +39
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Rabbit Jersey Tiger · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Oak Carl · Nut-tree Dot · Small Beech Dot +11
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Oak Carl Tischeria ekebladella2024 Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2024 Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 2024
2024
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella2024
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella2024
Hazel Case-bearer Coleophora fuscocuprella2024
Hazel Case-bearer Coleophora fuscocuprella2024
Black-barred Fungus Moth Nemapogon clematella2024
Black-barred Fungus Moth Nemapogon clematella2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2024
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2024
Pegomya Pegomya2024
Pegomya Pegomya2024
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2024
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2024
Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana2024
Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024 