Sandmartins Golf Club 4 ha
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Places › England › South East › Wokingham Getting here
51.39041, -0.85669
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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 🛝 Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Willow Emerald Damselfly +127 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Willow Emerald Damselfly +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map California Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Simons Wood Trail, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.1 km ▾
An area of wet woodlands & lowland heath providing habitat for birds & invertebrates. Explore the views, flora & fauna of the broadleaved & coniferous woods, the naturally created Heath Pond, and the rare delights of a heathland habitat.
Named route Length 2.1 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barkham Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Emmbrook Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Bracknell Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
Show on map California Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Nashgrove Lane byway open to all traffic · 520 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 520 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Nashgrove Lane byway open to all traffic · 73 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 73 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Nashgrove Lane byway open to all traffic · 200 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 200 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Nashgrove Lane byway open to all traffic · 151 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 151 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Nashgrove Lane byway open to all traffic · 20 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 20 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
17,249 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,249 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Common Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Shrew Sorex araneus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Jersey Tiger · Red-legged Ham Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Field Grasshopper +32
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Red-legged Ham Beetle Necrobia rufipes Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,249 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Common Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Shrew Sorex araneus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Jersey Tiger · Red-legged Ham Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Field Grasshopper +32
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Red-legged Ham Beetle Necrobia rufipes Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Rose Chafer
Rose Chafer
Cetonia aurata2025
Cetonia aurata2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi2025
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2024
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2024
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2024
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2024
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2024
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2024
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2024
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2024
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2024
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2024
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar2024
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar2024
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2024
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2024
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2024
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2024
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2024
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2024
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2024
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2024
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2024
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2024
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2024
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 