Mapleton Hill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 61 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 61 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.49289, -1.12888
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ (overflow) 350m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ (overflow) 350m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +142 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Reading R50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R50 Local 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
30,925 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,925 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Tern Sterna hirundo Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coot Fulica atra Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Birch Shieldbug · Glow-worm +8
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,925 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Tern Sterna hirundo Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coot Fulica atra Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Birch Shieldbug · Glow-worm +8
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
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