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Newtown Common

11 ha

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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51.36516, -1.31434

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Speckled Yellow, Green Tiger Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Yellow, Green Tiger Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km

Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route

Lambourn Valley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Brenda Parker WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 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 routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route

Watership Down TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Sheepwash Lanepublic footpath · 22 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mPath type: track

Sheepwash Lanepublic footpath · 398 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 398 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Sheepwash Lanepublic footpath · 152 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Route 422Cycling route

Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route96 m

Named routeRef 4Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route

Named route

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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Broken Waybyway open to all traffic · 29 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 29 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Broken Waybyway open to all traffic · 15 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 15 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Adbury Holtrestricted byway · 156 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 156 mSurface asphaltIncline downPath type: unclassified

Broken Waybyway open to all traffic · 100 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 100 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Broken Wayrestricted byway · 129 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 129 mSurface dirtIncline downPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

41,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SwallowHirundo rustica

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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