Lilley Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.51511, -1.36740
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +23 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +23 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National 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 Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Rabbit Golden Dot · Nut-tree Dot · Small Beech Dot · Oak Bush-cricket · Beech Leaf-miner +2
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella Black-barred Fungus Moth Nemapogon clematella Pegomya Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Rabbit Golden Dot · Nut-tree Dot · Small Beech Dot · Oak Bush-cricket · Beech Leaf-miner +2
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella Black-barred Fungus Moth Nemapogon clematella Pegomya Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Pegomya
Pegomya
