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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.40100, -1.32476
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tiny Town Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tiny Town Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Family Amble, NW Hants Walking route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Length 3.1 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Outward Hound, NW Hants Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 96 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 96 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Photos The chancel, Newbury parish church
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Wildlife to spot
63,718 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 63,718 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Redwing · Robin +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pochard Aythya ferina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scarlet Tiger · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Scathophaga stercoraria +2
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre Silky Wall Feather-moss
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 63,718 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Redwing · Robin +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pochard Aythya ferina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scarlet Tiger · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Scathophaga stercoraria +2
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre Silky Wall Feather-moss
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 