Broadleaved woodland near South Stoke 5 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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51.55093, -1.13969
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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 251m away — 4 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 251m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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 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 Ferry Lane public footpath · 56 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 56 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 6 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 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 131 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 86 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 86 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
11,441 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,441 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Kingfisher · Blackbird · Green Woodpecker · Mallard +42
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Otter
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐝 Insects 62 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle +57
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Dewberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,441 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Kingfisher · Blackbird · Green Woodpecker · Mallard +42
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Otter
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐝 Insects 62 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle +57
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Dewberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanotus villosus
Melanotus villosus
Melanotus villosus
Melanotus villosus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Parthenolecanium rufulum Parthenolecanium rufulum
Parthenolecanium rufulum Parthenolecanium rufulum
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus
Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus
Enicmus rugosus Enicmus rugosus
Enicmus rugosus Enicmus rugosus
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Bridgman’s Bean-galler Euura bridgmanii2025
Bridgman’s Bean-galler Euura bridgmanii2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Periphyllus lyropictus Periphyllus lyropictus2025
Periphyllus lyropictus Periphyllus lyropictus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Bird Cherry-oat Aphid Rhopalosiphum padi2025
Bird Cherry-oat Aphid Rhopalosiphum padi2025
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata2025
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Liguropia juniperi Liguropia juniperi2025
Liguropia juniperi Liguropia juniperi2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Eustalomyia hilaris Eustalomyia hilaris2025
Eustalomyia hilaris Eustalomyia hilaris2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2025
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2025
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus2025
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025