Channel Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.40902, -1.18325
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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 🌿 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, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Shoveler +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Shoveler +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff Ermine, Uncertain/Rustic, Garden Grass-veneer +218 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff Ermine, Uncertain/Rustic, Garden Grass-veneer +218 more · last seen 2026
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 Wasing Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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 Wasing Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath through Channel Wood
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Wildlife to spot
21,126 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,126 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Blue Tit · Pochard · Robin · Goldcrest +43
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Badger
🐝 Insects 24 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hebrew Character · Acleris ferrugana/notana · Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger +19
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,126 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Blue Tit · Pochard · Robin · Goldcrest +43
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Badger
🐝 Insects 24 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hebrew Character · Acleris ferrugana/notana · Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger +19
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Satellite
Satellite
Eupsilia transversa
Eupsilia transversa
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Early Moth Theria primaria
Early Moth Theria primaria
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Blood-vein Timandra comae2025
Blood-vein Timandra comae2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025 