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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.43435, -1.41116
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Carrion Crow 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Carrion Crow 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Water Fern · last seen 2024; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Water Fern · last seen 2024
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 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 Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 553 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 553 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,864 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,864 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon +48
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Gadwall Mareca strepera Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Teal Anas crecca Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +19
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,864 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon +48
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Gadwall Mareca strepera Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Teal Anas crecca Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +19
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Orange-spotted Miner Chrysoesthia sexguttella2024
Orange-spotted Miner Chrysoesthia sexguttella2024
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2024
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2024
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 