Stony Batter Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 71 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 71 ha
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51.50947, -1.04054
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Rook +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Rook +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Bramble, Broad Buckler-fern +56 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bramble, Beech, Pedunculate Oak +4 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Western Honey Bee +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Western Honey Bee +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS 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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map St Frideswide’s Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SFW Regional walking route
Show on map Collins End public footpath · 152 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 152 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route R5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R5 Local cycle route
Show on map Reading R4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R4 Local cycle route
Show on map R40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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 14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Collins End bridleway · 72 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 72 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Collins End bridleway · 330 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 330 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,476 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,476 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Furrow Bee · Short-fringed Mining Bee · Western Honey Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Small Garden Bumblebee +18
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2023 Short-fringed Mining Bee Andrena dorsata2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Isothecium myosuroides · Common Feather-moss
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,476 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Furrow Bee · Short-fringed Mining Bee · Western Honey Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Small Garden Bumblebee +18
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2023 Short-fringed Mining Bee Andrena dorsata2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Isothecium myosuroides · Common Feather-moss
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Early Bumblebee
Early Bumblebee
Bombus pratorum2023
Bombus pratorum2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2023
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2023
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2023
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2023
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Long-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum2023
Long-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca2023
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Nomada panzeri Nomada panzeri2023
Nomada panzeri Nomada panzeri2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 