Little Malthouse Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.42724, -1.24818
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Red-green Carpet, Square-spot Rustic +146 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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 37 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
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Ridge bridleway · 286 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 286 m Path type: track
Show on map Bucklebury Alley byway open to all traffic · 298 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 298 m Path type: track
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
78,791 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,791 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +20
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Muntjac
November Moth agg. · Red-green Carpet · Feathered Thorn · Mottled Umber · December Moth +26
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg. Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria December Moth Poecilocampa populi Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina Light Brown Apple Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,791 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +20
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Muntjac
November Moth agg. · Red-green Carpet · Feathered Thorn · Mottled Umber · December Moth +26
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg. Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria December Moth Poecilocampa populi Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina Light Brown Apple Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epiphyas postvittana
Epiphyas postvittana
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Streaked Diamond-back Plutella porrectella
Streaked Diamond-back Plutella porrectella
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae
Brick Sunira circellaris
Brick Sunira circellaris
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana 