Rye Close Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.49145, -1.02925
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 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 79 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 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 Reading R50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R50 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 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pond Lane bridleway · 820 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 820 m Path type: service
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
6,506 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,506 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Anas platyrhynchos x · Mute Swan · Robin · Cormorant +41
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rock Dove Columba livia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Stag Beetle · Jersey Tiger · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Great Green Bush-cricket · Large Scabious Mining Bee +8
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2023 Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,506 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Anas platyrhynchos x · Mute Swan · Robin · Cormorant +41
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rock Dove Columba livia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Stag Beetle · Jersey Tiger · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Great Green Bush-cricket · Large Scabious Mining Bee +8
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2023 Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2023
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2023 