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🌳 Ancient🦅 Birds💜 Bluebells
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 250 ha
Getting here
51.49601, -1.12544
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Ancient woodland
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Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜 Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Basildon Park; Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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.
Photos Basildon Park looking towards Park Wood
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Wildlife to spot
43,146 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Goldcrest · Wren +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Tern Sterna hirundo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Club-tail · Brown Hawker +18
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Goldcrest · Wren +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Tern Sterna hirundo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Club-tail · Brown Hawker +18
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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