Finch's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 27 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.38611, -1.48852
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Redwing +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Redwing +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Garden Grass-veneer, Flame Shoulder +138 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 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 Pewsey Vale Circular Walk Walking route ▾
The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Mid Wilts Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 529 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 529 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sands Drove byway open to all traffic · 567 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 567 m Path type: track
Show on 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
11,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,964 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Barn Owl · Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla · Woodlark · Great Tit +35
Raven Corvus corax Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2024 Woodlark Lullula arborea Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dock Bug · Marbled Fern · Garden Grass-veneer · Black-marked Tortrix · Black Rhomboid Grey +46
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2024 Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2024 Black-marked Tortrix Epinotia ramella Black Rhomboid Grey Hypatima rhomboidella Yellow-edged Grass-miner Elachista bisulcella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,964 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Barn Owl · Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla · Woodlark · Great Tit +35
Raven Corvus corax Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2024 Woodlark Lullula arborea Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dock Bug · Marbled Fern · Garden Grass-veneer · Black-marked Tortrix · Black Rhomboid Grey +46
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2024 Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2024 Black-marked Tortrix Epinotia ramella Black Rhomboid Grey Hypatima rhomboidella Yellow-edged Grass-miner Elachista bisulcella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-marked Tortrix
Dark-marked Tortrix
Acleris laterana
Acleris laterana
Notch Wing Tortix Acleris emargana
Notch Wing Tortix Acleris emargana
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Pinion-streaked Snout Schrankia costaestrigalis2024
Pinion-streaked Snout Schrankia costaestrigalis2024
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana2024
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana2024
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana2024
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana2024
White-banded Grass-moth Crambus pascuella2024
White-banded Grass-moth Crambus pascuella2024
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana2024
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana2024
Chequered Pearl Evergestis pallidata2024
Chequered Pearl Evergestis pallidata2024
Maple Snout Anarsia innoxiella2024
Maple Snout Anarsia innoxiella2024
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana2024
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana2024
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2024
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2024
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2024
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2024
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana2024
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana2024
Common Marble Celypha lacunana2024
Common Marble Celypha lacunana2024
Thistle Straw Aethes cnicana2024
Thistle Straw Aethes cnicana2024
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana2024
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana2024
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella2024
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella2024
Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana2024
Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana2024
Grey Rush Case-bearer Coleophora glaucicolella2024
Grey Rush Case-bearer Coleophora glaucicolella2024
Chequered Grey Scoparia basistrigalis2024
Chequered Grey Scoparia basistrigalis2024
Gorse Wanderer Brachmia blandella2024
Gorse Wanderer Brachmia blandella2024
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella2024
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella2024
Lesser Tawny Crescent Batia lunaris2024
Lesser Tawny Crescent Batia lunaris2024
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2024
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2024
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2024
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2024
Birch Marble Apotomis betuletana2024
Birch Marble Apotomis betuletana2024
Barred Grass-moth Agriphila inquinatella2024
Barred Grass-moth Agriphila inquinatella2024
Common Cloaked Tortrix Gypsonoma dealbana2024
Common Cloaked Tortrix Gypsonoma dealbana2024
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2024
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2024
Variegated Golden Tortrix Archips xylosteana2024
Variegated Golden Tortrix Archips xylosteana2024
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella2024
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella2024
Holly Tortrix Rhopobota naevana2024
Holly Tortrix Rhopobota naevana2024
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella2024
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella2024
Hoary Tortrix Eucosma cana2024
Hoary Tortrix Eucosma cana2024
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella2024
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella2024
Oak Knot-horn Phycita roborella2024
Oak Knot-horn Phycita roborella2024
Small Rush Case-bearer Coleophora taeniipennella2024
Small Rush Case-bearer Coleophora taeniipennella2024
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2024
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2024
Dotted Ermel Ethmia dodecea2024
Dotted Ermel Ethmia dodecea2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Chimney Sweep Odezia atrata2024
Chimney Sweep Odezia atrata2024
Early Mast Piercer Pammene herrichiana2024
Early Mast Piercer Pammene herrichiana2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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