Rivermead Leisure Complex 1 ha
🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Reading Getting here
51.46726, -0.98329
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Tea Kiosk — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Tea Kiosk — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 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 The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cow Lane public footpath · 194 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 194 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Cow Lane public footpath · 12 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 12 m Surface metal Path type: track
Show on map Cow Lane public footpath · 141 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 141 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map 151 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
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Wildlife to spot
41,120 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,120 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · American Mink · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus American Mink Neovison vison2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Rose Chafer · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Scarlet Tiger +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,120 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · American Mink · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus American Mink Neovison vison2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Rose Chafer · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Scarlet Tiger +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Plume
Common Plume
Emmelina monodactyla
Emmelina monodactyla
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
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
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris2025
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 