Thames Side Promenade 39 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 39 ha
Places › England › South East › Reading Getting here
51.46790, -0.98816
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Thames Side Promenade Car Park 72m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Thames Side Promenade Car Park 72m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Helophilus pendulus, 7-spot Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Helophilus pendulus, 7-spot Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 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 The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 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 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 The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cow Lane public footpath · 141 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 141 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Cow Lane public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Cow Lane public footpath · 182 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 182 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map 146 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 National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route R5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R5 Local cycle route
Show on map Route R1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route R6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R6 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
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Wildlife to spot
35,288 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,288 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Mallard +31
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · American Mink · Muntjac +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus American Mink Neovison vison2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Corizus hyoscyami · Eupeodes luniger +35
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,288 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Mallard +31
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · American Mink · Muntjac +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus American Mink Neovison vison2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Corizus hyoscyami · Eupeodes luniger +35
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris2025
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2025
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis2025
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
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