Burden's Heath Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.41827, -1.23917
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +24 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Red-green Carpet, Turnip Moth +175 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Red-green Carpet, Turnip Moth +175 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional 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 Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eling Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
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
53,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +19
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius November Moth agg. · Red-green Carpet · Feathered Thorn · Mottled Umber · Merveille du Jour +28
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg. Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina December Moth Poecilocampa populi Turnip Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +19
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius November Moth agg. · Red-green Carpet · Feathered Thorn · Mottled Umber · Merveille du Jour +28
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg. Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina December Moth Poecilocampa populi Turnip Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agrotis segetum
Agrotis segetum
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Streaked Diamond-back Plutella porrectella
Streaked Diamond-back Plutella porrectella
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Brick Sunira circellaris
Brick Sunira circellaris
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri
White-point Mythimna albipuncta
White-point Mythimna albipuncta
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata 