Grim's Ditch: section 1 mile long E from Southfield Shaw to Streatley parish boundary 4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
51.50323, -1.19739
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.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird ✦ 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Red-legged Partridge +42 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Red-legged Partridge +42 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic +140 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 3 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 The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Eling Way 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
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Wildlife to spot
11,741 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Blackbird · Red-legged Partridge · Hawfinch · Pochard +40
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Pochard Aythya ferina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox +7
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Striped Lychnis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Brindled Beauty +1
Striped Lychnis Cucullia lychnitis2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Blackbird · Red-legged Partridge · Hawfinch · Pochard +40
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Pochard Aythya ferina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox +7
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Striped Lychnis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Brindled Beauty +1
Striped Lychnis Cucullia lychnitis2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Small Quaker
Small Quaker
Orthosia cruda2023
Orthosia cruda2023
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