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Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Reading Getting here
51.48080, -0.95813
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Glow-worm +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Glow-worm +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 136 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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 ▾
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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
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Wildlife to spot
28,975 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,975 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Hedgehog · Eurasian Serotine · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Cream-spot Ladybird · Volucella inanis · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Stag Beetle +8
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,975 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Hedgehog · Eurasian Serotine · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Cream-spot Ladybird · Volucella inanis · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Stag Beetle +8
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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