Caversham Heath Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.48096, -1.01069
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Robin, Mute Swan +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Robin, Mute Swan +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Darter, Box Tree Moth +133 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Darter, Box Tree Moth +133 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Toadflax, Yarrow · last seen 2019
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths 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 The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 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 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 Pond Lane public footpath · 332 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 332 m Path type: service
Show on map 105 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 National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route R5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R5 Local cycle route
Show on map Route R1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route R6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R6 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 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Jacksons Lane bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Caversham Heath Golf Course, the path beside the 3rd tee
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Wildlife to spot
23,230 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,230 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +34
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Rock Dove Columba livia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +46
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Dark Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,230 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +34
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Rock Dove Columba livia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +46
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Dark Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2024
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2023
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2023
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2024
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2024
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2024
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2024
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2023
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2023
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2023
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2023
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca2023
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca2023
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2023
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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