Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
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51.52470, -1.09968
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blackcap +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blackcap +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +116 more · last seen 2025
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 13 signed routes nearby · 6 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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Elvendon Lane bridleway · 113 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 113 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Park Farm on Reading Road
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Wildlife to spot
25,784 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,784 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Swift · Great Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Meadow Brown · Large White · Rose Chafer +37
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,784 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Swift · Great Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Meadow Brown · Large White · Rose Chafer +37
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus
Isomira murina Isomira murina
Isomira murina Isomira murina
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus
Bastard-toadflax Bug Canthophorus impressus
Bastard-toadflax Bug Canthophorus impressus
Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis
Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
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
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024 