Clayhill Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.40518, -1.05989
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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 🛝 Playground 256m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 256m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cormorant, Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cormorant, Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dwarf Feather-moss, Blunt-fruited Pottia, Red-stemmed Feather-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Silchester Trail Walking route ▾
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Brenda Parker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Calleva Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Calleva Trail Regional 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 Reading R50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R50 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
26,276 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,276 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Chiffchaff · Moorhen +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bank Vole · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +1
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly +13
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,276 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Chiffchaff · Moorhen +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bank Vole · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +1
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly +13
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black-tailed Skimmer
Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii 