Oare Common ✦ Ancient woodland 44 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 44 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.45770, -1.27351
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 75m 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 75m 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 — Robin, Wren, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Drab Looper, Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Drab Looper, Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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
Eling Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oareborough Lane restricted byway · 87 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 87 m Path type: track
Show on map Oareborough Lane restricted byway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.4 km 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
3,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Red Fox · Roe Deer +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Drab Looper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Emperor Dragonfly · Straw Grass-veneer +9
Drab Looper Minoa murinata2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Red Fox · Roe Deer +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Drab Looper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Emperor Dragonfly · Straw Grass-veneer +9
Drab Looper Minoa murinata2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Brassy Long-horn Nemophora metallica2024
Brassy Long-horn Nemophora metallica2024
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2024
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2024
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2024
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2024
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2024
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2024