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🦅 Birds🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Getting here
51.46072, -0.96070
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Canada Goose ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Canada Goose ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Jersey Tiger, Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS 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 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 The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN4 Link Local cycle route
Show on map Woodley, Earley Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route CR5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CR5 Local cycle route
Show on map Earley Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
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 Photos National Cycle Route 5 and Thames Path, Kings Meadow Reading
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Wildlife to spot
43,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,779 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon +38
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Plume · Rose Chafer · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +2
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,779 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon +38
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Plume · Rose Chafer · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +2
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema meridionale2025
Meconema meridionale2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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