Christchurch Meadows 36 ha
Plan your visit
🧺 Picnic🛝 Family🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Getting here
51.46377, -0.96898
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Jersey Tiger, Syrphus +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 26 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 156 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
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 ▾
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
35,329 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,329 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Common Plume · Dark-edged Bee-fly +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,329 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Common Plume · Dark-edged Bee-fly +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Scaeva Scaeva2025
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