The Rookery - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife〰 Water
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Reading Getting here
51.44115, -0.99024
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🛝 Playground 267m 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🛝 Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS 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 Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 148 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN4 Link Local cycle route
Show on map Woodley, Earley Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route CR5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CR5 Local cycle route
Show on map Earley Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
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 Photos Kennet floodplains from Riversley Court
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Wildlife to spot
38,766 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Badger · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Otter +2
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Psectrotanypus varius · Epistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Badger · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Otter +2
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Psectrotanypus varius · Epistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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