Sheepcot Recreation Ground 12 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Getting here
51.52098, -1.12865
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Goring & Streatley Station Car Park 275m away — 5 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Goring & Streatley Station Car Park 275m away — 5 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Currant, Giant Fescue, Osier +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km 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 Woodland Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route goes through the woodland and across our landscape parkland. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Farm Road public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map River Lane public footpath · 175 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 175 m Surface dirt Path type: residential
Show on map Lockstile Way public footpath · 37 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 37 m Path type: residential
Show on map 4 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 Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
79,835 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 79,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Skylark Alauda arvensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Raven Corvus corax Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +1
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly · Mint Moth +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 79,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Skylark Alauda arvensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Raven Corvus corax Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +1
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly · Mint Moth +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
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