California Country Park ✦ Ancient woodland 52 ha
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Places › England › South East › Wokingham Getting here
51.37977, -0.87421
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Hill Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Court Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Coombes Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip 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 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Three Mile Cross/Shinfield Village LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local 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 16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Warren Lane bridleway · 73 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 73 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Hogwood Lane byway open to all traffic · 148 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 148 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Warren Lane bridleway · 482 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 482 m Surface dirt Path type: residential
Show on map Warren Lane bridleway · 220 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 220 m Surface compacted 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
12,884 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Waxwing · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Field Vole · Wood Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Bank Vole · Common Pipistrelle +7
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Marbled White · Common Blue Damselfly · Least Carpet +35
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Least Carpet Idaea rusticata Small Skipper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Waxwing · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Field Vole · Wood Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Bank Vole · Common Pipistrelle +7
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Marbled White · Common Blue Damselfly · Least Carpet +35
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Least Carpet Idaea rusticata Small Skipper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2024
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2024
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana
Dark Bordered Pearl Evergestis limbata
Dark Bordered Pearl Evergestis limbata
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2024
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2023
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2023
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2023
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2023
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2023
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2023
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2023
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2023
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2023
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2023
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2023
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2023
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2023
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2023
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2023
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2023
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2023
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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