ALDERMASTON COURT
✦ Ancient woodland72 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient💜Bluebells✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome72 ha
Getting here
51.37833, -1.14505
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
10 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Historic site with public access
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
red trailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Silchester TrailWalking route▾
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wasing WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
West Berkshire ALDE/9/1 (Part)public footpath · 576 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 576 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Fisherman's Lanepublic footpath · 652 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 652 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Fisherman's Lanepublic footpath · 10 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Calleva TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Wasing WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pamber Forest BridlewayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Trail
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Grade II registered historic park and garden
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Aldermaston Court: Aldermaston
Photos
Aldermaston Court: Aldermaston
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
28,480 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,480 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds22 species
summerautumn
2026Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Collared Dove · Mute Swan
+17 more speciesHide species list
All 22 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2026Mole · Common Shrew · Badger · Bank Vole · Muntjac
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Pygmy Shrew
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg. · Light Brown Apple Moth
+71 more speciesHide species list
All 76 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg.Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg.2025
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,480 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds22 species
summerautumn
2026Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Collared Dove · Mute Swan
+17 more speciesHide species list
All 22 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2026Mole · Common Shrew · Badger · Bank Vole · Muntjac
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Pygmy Shrew
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg. · Light Brown Apple Moth
+71 more speciesHide species list
All 76 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg.Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg.2025
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sorex minutus2025
Sorex minutus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus20252025
2025
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025September ThornEnnomos erosaria2025September ThornEnnomos erosaria2025AploceraAplocera2025AploceraAplocera2025Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2025Riband Wave (non-banded form)Idaea aversata ab. remutata2025Riband Wave (non-banded form)Idaea aversata ab. remutata2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Marbled PiercerCydia splendana2025Marbled PiercerCydia splendana2025Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2025Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025ColeophoraColeophora2025ColeophoraColeophora2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2025Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2025Gold TriangleHypsopygia costalis2025Gold TriangleHypsopygia costalis2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025Dark Bordered PearlEvergestis limbata2025Dark Bordered PearlEvergestis limbata2025European Corn-borerOstrinia nubilalis2025European Corn-borerOstrinia nubilalis2025Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2025Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2025Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025Hedge RusticTholera cespitis2025Hedge RusticTholera cespitis2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella2025Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella2025Common Purple & GoldPyrausta purpuralis2025Common Purple & GoldPyrausta purpuralis2025Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2025White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2025Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025Rusty Acorn PiercerCydia amplana2025Rusty Acorn PiercerCydia amplana2025Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025Small SeraphimPterapherapteryx sexalata2025Small SeraphimPterapherapteryx sexalata2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2025SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2025Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2025Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2025Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2025Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2025Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2025Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2025Brown Moss-mothBryotropha terrella2025Brown Moss-mothBryotropha terrella2025