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✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.48713, -1.18870
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 227m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 227m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St. Clement; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic +154 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Hawfinch, Pochard, Wigeon +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Eling Way Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 Photos St Clement, Ashampstead: churchyard (v)
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Wildlife to spot
9,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,970 records · National Biodiversity Network Hawfinch · Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Small Quaker · Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Red-green Carpet · December Moth +61
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda2023 Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica2023 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi2023 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2022 December Moth Poecilocampa populi2022 Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis Pasqueflower
Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,970 records · National Biodiversity Network Hawfinch · Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Small Quaker · Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Red-green Carpet · December Moth +61
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda2023 Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica2023 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi2023 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2022 December Moth Poecilocampa populi2022 Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis Pasqueflower
Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2022
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2022
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2022
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2022
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2022
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2022
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2022
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2022
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2023
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2023
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea2022
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea2022
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2022
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2022
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2022
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2022
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2022
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2022
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta2023
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta2023
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2023
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2023
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2022
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2022
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2022
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2022
Common Brindled Brown Agonopterix heracliana2023
Common Brindled Brown Agonopterix heracliana2023
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2022
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2022
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2022
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2022
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2022
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2022
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2022
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2022
March Tubic Diurnea fagella2023
March Tubic Diurnea fagella2023
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2022
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2022
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2022
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2022
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2022
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2022
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2022
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2022
Brick Sunira circellaris2022
Brick Sunira circellaris2022
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2022
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2022
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria2023
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria2023
Lunar Marbled Brown Drymonia ruficornis2023
Lunar Marbled Brown Drymonia ruficornis2023
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2023
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2023
Early Grey Xylocampa areola2023
Early Grey Xylocampa areola2023
Oak Beauty Biston strataria2023
Oak Beauty Biston strataria2023
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda2023
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda2023
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2023
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2023
Lichen Tortrix Acleris literana2023
Lichen Tortrix Acleris literana2023
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata2023
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata2023
Dotted Chestnut Conistra rubiginea2023
Dotted Chestnut Conistra rubiginea2023
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria2023
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria2023
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2022
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2022
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2022
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2022
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2022
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2022
Ash Spinner Zelleria hepariella2022
Ash Spinner Zelleria hepariella2022
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella2022
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella2022
Migrant Sable Diasemiopsis ramburialis2022
Migrant Sable Diasemiopsis ramburialis2022
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta puta2022
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta puta2022
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2022
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2022
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2022
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2022
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2022
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2022
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2022
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2022
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2022
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2022
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2022
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2022
Tachina fera Tachina fera2022
Tachina fera Tachina fera2022
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2022
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2022
Blood-vein Timandra comae2022
Blood-vein Timandra comae2022
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2022
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2022
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2022
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2022
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2022
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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