Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.49252, -1.50290
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bullfinch and Red-legged Partridge
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bullfinch and Red-legged Partridge
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Bullfinch, Red-legged Partridge, Chaffinch +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Bullfinch, Red-legged Partridge, Chaffinch +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +130 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Roman Way; Named hiking route nearby: The Roman Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Lambourn Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
St James's Church, Piccadilly
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,632 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,632 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Red-legged Partridge · Bullfinch · Helmeted Guineafowl · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +4
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +3
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Silver Y · Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Speckled Wood +67
- Silver YAutographa gamma
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,632 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Red-legged Partridge · Bullfinch · Helmeted Guineafowl · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +4
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +3
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Silver Y · Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Speckled Wood +67
- Silver YAutographa gamma
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024BadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024Straw Dot
Straw Dot
Rivula sericealis
Rivula sericealis
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminellaStraw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminellaRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Mother of PearlPatania ruralisMother of PearlPatania ruralisCinerous PearlAnania fuscalisCinerous PearlAnania fuscalisBurnet CompanionEuclidia glyphicaBurnet CompanionEuclidia glyphicaGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusBrassy Long-hornNemophora metallicaBrassy Long-hornNemophora metallicaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeGrass RivuletPerizoma albulataGrass RivuletPerizoma albulataCommon MarbleCelypha lacunanaCommon MarbleCelypha lacunanaSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2024Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataYellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisAphrodesAphrodesAphrodesAphrodesSuilliaSuilliaSuilliaSuilliaDusky SallowEremobia ochroleucaDusky SallowEremobia ochroleucaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorFurness DowdBlastobasis adustellaFurness DowdBlastobasis adustellaMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiPlatystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationisMacropsis scutellataMacropsis scutellataMacropsis scutellataMacropsis scutellataDingy FootmanEilema griseolaDingy FootmanEilema griseolaEucosma hohenwartiana/fulvana/parvulanaEucosma hohenwartiana/fulvana/parvulanaEucosma hohenwartiana/fulvana/parvulanaEucosma hohenwartiana/fulvana/parvulanaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLittle GreyEudonia lacustrataLittle GreyEudonia lacustrataDownland VillaVilla cingulataDownland VillaVilla cingulataScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriNarrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena loniceraeNarrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena loniceraeGarden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmellaGarden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmellaBrown-spot GreyScoparia pyralellaBrown-spot GreyScoparia pyralellaAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniSix-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulaeSix-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulaeDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusOrange-footed Furrow BeeLasioglossum xanthopus2024Orange-footed Furrow BeeLasioglossum xanthopus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024CephusCephus2024CephusCephus2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Zygaena lonicerae/trifoliiZygaena lonicerae/trifolii2024Zygaena lonicerae/trifoliiZygaena lonicerae/trifolii2024SnoutHypena proboscidalis2024SnoutHypena proboscidalis2024Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2024Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2023Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2023Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2023Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2023Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2023Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2023Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2023Brown PlumeStenoptilia pterodactyla2023Brown PlumeStenoptilia pterodactyla2023Wood CarpetEpirrhoe rivata2023Wood CarpetEpirrhoe rivata2023Events & activities nearby
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