Earthworks in Friarhampstead Wood 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.52145, -1.07177
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Earthworks scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Speedwell, Silky Forklet-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +25 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wood Speedwell, Silky Forklet-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +25 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Beech, Garlic Mustard +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS 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 Woodland Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route goes through the woodland and across our landscape parkland. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hidden Valley, Basildon Park Walking route 4 km ▾
A route throught our secluded valley, down the carriage drive and up the old drive to the mansion. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane bridleway · 435 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 435 m Path type: service
Show on map Photos Enclosure, Little Oaken Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Rook · Blue Tit · Blackbird +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Swift Apus apus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Black Clock +8
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Isothecium myosuroides +10
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Rook · Blue Tit · Blackbird +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Swift Apus apus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Black Clock +8
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Isothecium myosuroides +10
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tawny Mining Bee
Tawny Mining Bee
Andrena fulva2024
Andrena fulva2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023 Hedera helix2022
Hedera helix2022
Hazel Corylus avellana2022
Hazel Corylus avellana2022
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2022
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2022
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2022
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2022
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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