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Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.42221, -1.23349
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2024
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 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 32 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
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Wildlife to spot
11,316 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,316 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Lissotriton
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Winter Moth · Birch Parornix +5
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Birch Parornix Parornix betulae Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,316 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Lissotriton
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Winter Moth · Birch Parornix +5
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Birch Parornix Parornix betulae Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Potentilla Case-bearer Coleophora potentillae2024
Potentilla Case-bearer Coleophora potentillae2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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