🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: UFTON COURT
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Silchester TrailWalking route▾
Named route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wasing WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 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 routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling
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33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Calleva TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
