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States Hill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

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51.45216, -1.25772

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 85m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 85m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Drab Looper, Speckled Bush-cricket, Emperor Dragonfly +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Drab Looper, Speckled Bush-cricket, Emperor Dragonfly +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km

Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Eling WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Fence Lanerestricted byway · 535 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 535 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

9,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +41

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +41

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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