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🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 38 ha
Getting here
51.44581, -1.05863
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 157m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 157m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Great Crested Grebe +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Great Crested Grebe +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Blue-tailed Damselfly +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 8 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 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 Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 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 route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route R6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R6 Local 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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Nunhide Lane bridleway · 18 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 18 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Nunhide Lane bridleway · 2.7 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2.7 km Surface unpaved Path type: service
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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
24,270 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,270 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Moorhen +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Badger +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Welsh Chafer +49
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,270 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Moorhen +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Badger +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Welsh Chafer +49
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Blood-vein Timandra comae
Blood-vein Timandra comae
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata
Shoulder-striped Wainscot Leucania comma
Shoulder-striped Wainscot Leucania comma
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides
Fern Horisme tersata
Fern Horisme tersata
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera
Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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