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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐄 Farms
Public access Paid entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.49761, -1.11121
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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐄 Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
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 Reading R50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R50 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 Photos South American Coatis, Beale Park, Lower Basildon
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Wildlife to spot
55,733 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,733 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Robin · Wren +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Tern Sterna hirundo Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +13
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,733 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Robin · Wren +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Tern Sterna hirundo Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +13
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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