Rosehill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South East › Wokingham Getting here
51.53994, -0.85147
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Water Fern · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hambleden Valley, Turville and Fingest, Central Chilterns Walking route 16.3 km ▾
Starting from Hambleden, cross the Hamble Brook chalk stream before climbing the valley hills & woods. Descend into Turville & Fingest, then climb for views before turning south for a gentle return to Hambleden. Pass 4 pubs. Some stiles & uneven paths.
Named route Length 16.3 km Duration 04:00-05:00 Round trip Local 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 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 481 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 481 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
11,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Red-legged Partridge · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Raven Corvus corax2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Downy Emerald · Lesser Emperor · Jersey Tiger · Southern Hawker · Mother of Pearl +19
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Water Fern
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Red-legged Partridge · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Raven Corvus corax2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Downy Emerald · Lesser Emperor · Jersey Tiger · Southern Hawker · Mother of Pearl +19
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Water Fern
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Reduvius personatus Reduvius personatus
Reduvius personatus Reduvius personatus
Valarian Strider Macrophya albicincta
Valarian Strider Macrophya albicincta
Forest Silver-stiletto Pandivirilia melaleuca
Forest Silver-stiletto Pandivirilia melaleuca
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica
Meadow Grass-moth Crambus lathoniellus
Meadow Grass-moth Crambus lathoniellus
Orange-spot Daisy Moth Dichrorampha alpinana
Orange-spot Daisy Moth Dichrorampha alpinana
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Cinerous Pearl Anania fuscalis
Cinerous Pearl Anania fuscalis
Grass Rivulet Perizoma albulata
Grass Rivulet Perizoma albulata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 