Dinton Pastures Country Park 232 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 232 ha
Places › England › South East › Wokingham Getting here
51.44447, -0.87632
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 🌿 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Canada Goose +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Canada Goose +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Mottled Umber, Winter Moth, Light Brown Apple Moth +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Mottled Umber, Winter Moth, Light Brown Apple Moth +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Coombes Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barkham Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Emmbrook Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
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 Photos Island in Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
90,477 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 90,477 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Mallard +41
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mottled Umber · Winter Moth · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Hebrew Character +17
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Lichen Tortrix Acleris literana Lateral Cryphaea
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 90,477 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Mallard +41
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mottled Umber · Winter Moth · Common Quaker · Small Quaker · Hebrew Character +17
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Lichen Tortrix Acleris literana Lateral Cryphaea
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Dotted Masoner Blastobasis vittata2025
Dotted Masoner Blastobasis vittata2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2025
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2025
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2025
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
European Fruit Lecanium Parthenolecanium corni
European Fruit Lecanium Parthenolecanium corni
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella2025
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella2025
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2025
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2025 