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Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.45334, -1.27226
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 320m away — 2 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 320m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Drab Looper, Silver Y, Southern Hawker +138 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Drab Looper, Silver Y, Southern Hawker +138 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · last seen 2022
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Eling Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Holy Trinity, Hermitage: memorial (v)
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Wildlife to spot
3,397 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,397 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Drab Looper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Emperor Dragonfly · Straw Grass-veneer · Garden Straw +4
Drab Looper Minoa murinata2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella Garden Straw Agapeta hamana Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,397 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Drab Looper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Emperor Dragonfly · Straw Grass-veneer · Garden Straw +4
Drab Looper Minoa murinata2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella Garden Straw Agapeta hamana Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2024
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2024