High Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.42420, -1.32033
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Turnip Moth, Large Yellow Underwing +333 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Turnip Moth, Large Yellow Underwing +333 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eling Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
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
47,242 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,242 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius White-point · Feathered Thorn · Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth · Green-brindled Crescent +32
White-point Mythimna albipuncta Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae December Moth Poecilocampa populi Light Brown Apple Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,242 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius White-point · Feathered Thorn · Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth · Green-brindled Crescent +32
White-point Mythimna albipuncta Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae December Moth Poecilocampa populi Light Brown Apple Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epiphyas postvittana
Epiphyas postvittana
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis
Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis
Monopis Monopis
Monopis Monopis
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.
Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella
Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella
Bittersweet Moth Scrobipalpa costella
Bittersweet Moth Scrobipalpa costella
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea 