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Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.41447, -1.23821
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lunar Underwing, Black Rustic +91 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lunar Underwing, Black Rustic +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2024
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
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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 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 Main Route Cycling route 93 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 93 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
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Wildlife to spot
28,887 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,887 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Robin +45
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Lissotriton · Palmate Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Lissotriton Lissotriton Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Winter Moth · Rhombic Leatherbug +8
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter tristrigella Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,887 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Robin +45
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Lissotriton · Palmate Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Lissotriton Lissotriton Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Winter Moth · Rhombic Leatherbug +8
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter tristrigella Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Elm Dot Stigmella lemniscella
Beautiful Elm Dot Stigmella lemniscella
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2024
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2024
Silver Y Autographa gamma2024
Silver Y Autographa gamma2024
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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