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51.50898, -1.11989
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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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +89 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 10 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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St.Bartholomew, Lower Basildon
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Wildlife to spot
49,359 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,359 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Club-tail · Blue-tailed Damselfly +23
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Pink-sorrel
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,359 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Club-tail · Blue-tailed Damselfly +23
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Pink-sorrel
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
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
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
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