The Moors - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Wokingham Getting here
51.40310, -0.85905
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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 🛝 Playground 186m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 186m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
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
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map California Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Simons Wood Trail, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.1 km ▾
An area of wet woodlands & lowland heath providing habitat for birds & invertebrates. Explore the views, flora & fauna of the broadleaved & coniferous woods, the naturally created Heath Pond, and the rare delights of a heathland habitat.
Named route Length 2.1 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barkham Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Emmbrook Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
Show on map California Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Earley Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 69 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 69 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 116 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 116 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Doles Lane byway open to all traffic · 474 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 474 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 79 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 79 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 140 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 140 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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
37,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling +16
Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Red-legged Ham Beetle · Chestnut · Early Grey · Pale Pinion · Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana +15
Red-legged Ham Beetle Necrobia rufipes Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Early Grey Xylocampa areola Pale Pinion Lithophane socia Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata March Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling +16
Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Red-legged Ham Beetle · Chestnut · Early Grey · Pale Pinion · Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana +15
Red-legged Ham Beetle Necrobia rufipes Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Early Grey Xylocampa areola Pale Pinion Lithophane socia Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata March Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alsophila aescularia
Alsophila aescularia
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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