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Places › England › South East › Wokingham Getting here
51.38191, -0.98620
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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 🅿️ Parking 350m 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 350m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Heart & Dart, Shuttle-shaped Dart +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Heart & Dart, Shuttle-shaped Dart +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Silchester Trail Walking route ▾
Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route R1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R1 Local 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 Three Mile Cross/Shinfield Village LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Woodcock Lane byway open to all traffic · 94 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 94 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Woodcock Lane byway open to all traffic · 12 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 12 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Wood Lane bridleway · 619 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 619 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Woodcock Lane byway open to all traffic · 311 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 311 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Woodcock Lane byway open to all traffic · 15 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 15 m Surface wood Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
5,524 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,524 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +39
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Barn Owl Tyto alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine +4
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Grey Smoke · Golden Dot · 22-spot Ladybird +12
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Grey Smoke Luffia lapidella2022 Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2022 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,524 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +39
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Barn Owl Tyto alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine +4
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Grey Smoke · Golden Dot · 22-spot Ladybird +12
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Grey Smoke Luffia lapidella2022 Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2022 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2022
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2022
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius2023
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2023
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2023
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2023
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2023
Acorn Piercer Pammene fasciana2022
Acorn Piercer Pammene fasciana2022
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2022
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2022 