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Places › England › South East › Reading Getting here
51.45655, -0.97017
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Pantry — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Pantry — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Canada Goose +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Canada Goose +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Jersey Tiger, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +127 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Jersey Tiger, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 7 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 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 159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN4 Link Local cycle route
Show on map Woodley, Earley Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route CR5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CR5 Local cycle route
Show on map Earley Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
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
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Wildlife to spot
30,089 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,089 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove +31
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole
American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Jersey Tiger · 7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Field Grasshopper · Common Plume +24
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,089 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove +31
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole
American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Jersey Tiger · 7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Field Grasshopper · Common Plume +24
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Nut Weevil Curculio nucum2025
Nut Weevil Curculio nucum2025
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata2025
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Coleophora Coleophora2025
Coleophora Coleophora2025
Lime Flame Chrysoclista linneella2025
Lime Flame Chrysoclista linneella2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Scaeva Scaeva2025
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