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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.44465, -1.14721
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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 🅿️ Parking 139m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 139m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Bullfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Bullfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +194 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +194 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map St Frideswide’s Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SFW Regional walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Around the boundary of the parkland, this route includes the oldest trees at the properties. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Point-to-point Local 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 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,685 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,685 records · National Biodiversity Network Bullfinch
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole +4
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Flame Shoulder · Rosy Rustic · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Hornet +107
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2025 Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,685 records · National Biodiversity Network Bullfinch
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole +4
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Flame Shoulder · Rosy Rustic · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Hornet +107
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2025 Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2025
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2025
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2025
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2025
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2025
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2025
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2025
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2025
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2025
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2025
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2025
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana2025
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana2025
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2025
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2025
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2025
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2025
Pinion-streaked Snout Schrankia costaestrigalis2025
Pinion-streaked Snout Schrankia costaestrigalis2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Blood-vein Timandra comae2025
Blood-vein Timandra comae2025
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar2025
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2025
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2025
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2025
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2025
Round-winged Muslin Thumatha senex2025
Round-winged Muslin Thumatha senex2025
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata2025
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2025
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2025
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2025
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2025
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2025
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2025
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2025
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2025
Black-fronted Straw Cochylichroa atricapitana2025
Black-fronted Straw Cochylichroa atricapitana2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2025
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2025
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2025
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Drab Looper Minoa murinata2025
Drab Looper Minoa murinata2025
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella2025
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2025
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2025
Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma2025
Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma2025
Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata2025
Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata2025
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius2025
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius2025
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2025
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2025
Phoenix Eulithis prunata2025
Phoenix Eulithis prunata2025
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2025
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Coronet Craniophora ligustri2025
Coronet Craniophora ligustri2025
Red Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia2025
Red Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia2025
Bright Straw Agapeta zoegana2025
Bright Straw Agapeta zoegana2025
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina2025
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina2025
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2025
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2025
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2025
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2025
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis2025
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis2025
Mocha Cyclophora annularia2025
Mocha Cyclophora annularia2025
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2025
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2025
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2025
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2025
Reddish Light Arches Apamea sublustris2025
Reddish Light Arches Apamea sublustris2025
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2025
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2025
Small Clouded Brindle Apamea unanimis2025
Small Clouded Brindle Apamea unanimis2025
V-pug Chloroclystis v-ata2025
V-pug Chloroclystis v-ata2025
Poplar Grey Subacronicta megacephala2025
Poplar Grey Subacronicta megacephala2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella2025
Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella2025
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis2025
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis2025
Fern Horisme tersata2025
Fern Horisme tersata2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Four-dotted Footman Cybosia mesomella2025
Four-dotted Footman Cybosia mesomella2025
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2025
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2025
Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata2025
Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata2025
Flame Axylia putris2025
Flame Axylia putris2025
Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae2025
Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae2025
Uncertain/Rustic Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2025
Uncertain/Rustic Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2025
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2025
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2025
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2025
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2025
Kent Black Arches Meganola albula2025
Kent Black Arches Meganola albula2025
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2025
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2025
Short-cloaked Moth Nola cucullatella2025
Short-cloaked Moth Nola cucullatella2025
Dotted Fan-foot Macrochilo cribrumalis2025
Dotted Fan-foot Macrochilo cribrumalis2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata2025
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata2025
Beautiful Carpet Mesoleuca albicillata2025
Beautiful Carpet Mesoleuca albicillata2025
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2025
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2025
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2025
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2025
Grey Arches Polia nebulosa2025
Grey Arches Polia nebulosa2025
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2025
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2025
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2025
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2025
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca2025
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca2025
Treble Brown Spot Idaea trigeminata2025
Treble Brown Spot Idaea trigeminata2025
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2025
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2025
White-backed Tortrix Hedya salicella2025
White-backed Tortrix Hedya salicella2025
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana2025
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana2025