Cotswold Recreation Ground
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Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.47167, -1.04897
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Water Veneer, Garden Rose Tortrix +265 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Water Veneer, Garden Rose Tortrix +265 more · last seen 2026
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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map St Frideswide’s Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SFW Regional walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Around the boundary of the parkland, this route includes the oldest trees at the properties. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Point-to-point Local 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 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route R50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R50 Local cycle route
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 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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
35,754 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,754 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Garden Rose Tortrix · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Large Yellow Underwing +46
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,754 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Garden Rose Tortrix · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Large Yellow Underwing +46
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Orange Sallow Tiliacea citrago2025
Orange Sallow Tiliacea citrago2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis2025
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Cypress Pug Eupithecia phoeniceata2025
Cypress Pug Eupithecia phoeniceata2025
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album2025
L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Blood-vein Timandra comae2025
Blood-vein Timandra comae2025
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria2025
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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