Mount Skyver Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.45382, -1.06343
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 🅿️ Parking 280m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 280m 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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Large Yellow Underwing +263 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Large Yellow Underwing +263 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 4 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 The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map St Frideswide’s Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SFW Regional walking route
Show on map Pheasant Park, Basildon Park Walking route 800 m ▾
Over the carriage drive, through the pheasant park, into the woodland and back to the mansion down the drive. Suitable for pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route R50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R50 Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route R5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R5 Local cycle route
Show on map Route R1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R1 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
Nunhide Lane bridleway · 2.7 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2.7 km Surface unpaved Path type: service
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
30,504 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,504 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Mole +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Otter Lutra lutra Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large Yellow Underwing · Light Brown Apple Moth · Box Tree Moth · Eristalis tenax · Early Grey +36
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Early Grey Xylocampa areola Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,504 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Mole +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Otter Lutra lutra Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large Yellow Underwing · Light Brown Apple Moth · Box Tree Moth · Eristalis tenax · Early Grey +36
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Early Grey Xylocampa areola Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Merveille du Jour
Merveille du Jour
Griposia aprilina2025
Griposia aprilina2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Orange Sallow Tiliacea citrago2025
Orange Sallow Tiliacea citrago2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis2025
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis2025
Cypress Pug Eupithecia phoeniceata2025
Cypress Pug Eupithecia phoeniceata2025
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album2025
L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album2025
Blood-vein Timandra comae2025
Blood-vein Timandra comae2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2025
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2025
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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