Fisher's Copse
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.44153, -1.14533
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 184m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 184m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Bullfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Bullfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +239 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +239 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
St Frideswide’s WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef SFWRegional walking route
Wasing WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Wasing WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route27 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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9,904 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,904 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBullfinch
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Bank Vole +3
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Darter · Flame Shoulder · Rosy Rustic · Turnip Moth · Hornet +94
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
- Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2025
- Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,904 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBullfinch
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Bank Vole +3
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Darter · Flame Shoulder · Rosy Rustic · Turnip Moth · Hornet +94
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
- Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2025
- Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Black ArchesLymantria monacha2025Black ArchesLymantria monacha2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Straw DotRivula sericealis2025Straw DotRivula sericealis2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2025Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Dun-barCosmia trapezina2025Dun-barCosmia trapezina2025Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2025Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2025Gypsy MothLymantria dispar2025Gypsy MothLymantria dispar2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2025Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2025Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2025Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2025Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025Blood-veinTimandra comae2025Blood-veinTimandra comae2025CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2025SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2025Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2025Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2025MochaCyclophora annularia2025MochaCyclophora annularia2025Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2025Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2025Common FootmanEilema lurideola2025Common FootmanEilema lurideola2025Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2025Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2025Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2025Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorSmall WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2025Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2025Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2025Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2025White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025SallowCirrhia icteritia2025SallowCirrhia icteritia2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025Black-fronted StrawCochylichroa atricapitana2025Black-fronted StrawCochylichroa atricapitana2025Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2025Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2025Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2025Common WaveCabera exanthemata2025Common WaveCabera exanthemata2025Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2025Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2025Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2025Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2025PhoenixEulithis prunata2025PhoenixEulithis prunata2025Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2025Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025Small MagpieAnania hortulata2025Small MagpieAnania hortulata2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Bird's WingDypterygia scabriuscula2025Bird's WingDypterygia scabriuscula2025Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025Bright StrawAgapeta zoegana2025Bright StrawAgapeta zoegana2025Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025Beautiful China-markNymphula nitidulata2025Beautiful China-markNymphula nitidulata2025Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2025Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2025Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2025Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2025Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2025Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2025Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2025Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2025Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2025Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2025Common White WaveCabera pusaria2025Common White WaveCabera pusaria2025Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2025Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2025V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2025V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2025Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2025Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2025FernHorisme tersata2025FernHorisme tersata2025Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025Four-dotted FootmanCybosia mesomella2025Four-dotted FootmanCybosia mesomella2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2025Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2025FlameAxylia putris2025FlameAxylia putris2025Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2025Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2025Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2025Kent Black ArchesMeganola albula2025Kent Black ArchesMeganola albula2025Round-winged MuslinThumatha senex2025Round-winged MuslinThumatha senex2025Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2025Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2025