Pinge Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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51.41598, -1.01358
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hornschuch's Beard-moss · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Variable Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Variable Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route 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 The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route 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 114 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 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 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 ✦ 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
9,544 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,544 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +50
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Muntjac · Otter · American Mink
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Otter Lutra lutra American Mink Neovison vison Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Variable Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird +9
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,544 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +50
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Muntjac · Otter · American Mink
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Otter Lutra lutra American Mink Neovison vison Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Variable Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird +9
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense 