The Alfred Palmer Memorial Recreation Field
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Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.37613, -1.07273
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 ⚽ Playing fields 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth, Emerald Damselfly +325 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth, Emerald Damselfly +325 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Crossbill, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Crossbill, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: St James' Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
red trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Silchester Trail Walking route ▾
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wasing Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Brenda Parker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Summerlug public footpath · 108 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 108 m Surface gravel Path type: footway
Show on map Summerlug public footpath · 17 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 17 m Surface paving_stones Path type: residential
Show on map Summerlug public footpath · 174 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 174 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Calleva Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Calleva Trail 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 Wasing Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map AWE Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pamber Forest Bridleway Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Trail
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Wildlife to spot
14,366 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,366 records · National Biodiversity Network Crossbill · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +38
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth · December Moth · Light Brown Apple Moth · Barred Sallow +45
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum December Moth Poecilocampa populi Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,366 records · National Biodiversity Network Crossbill · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +38
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth · December Moth · Light Brown Apple Moth · Barred Sallow +45
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum December Moth Poecilocampa populi Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina
White-point Mythimna albipuncta
White-point Mythimna albipuncta
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Cypress Pug Eupithecia phoeniceata
Cypress Pug Eupithecia phoeniceata
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus
Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria
Red Underwing Catocala nupta
Red Underwing Catocala nupta
Common Daisy Moth Dichrorampha acuminatana
Common Daisy Moth Dichrorampha acuminatana
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea
Clifden Nonpareil Catocala fraxini
Clifden Nonpareil Catocala fraxini
Barred Grass-moth Agriphila inquinatella
Barred Grass-moth Agriphila inquinatella
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago
Brindled Poplar Tortrix Epinotia nisella
Brindled Poplar Tortrix Epinotia nisella
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria
Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra
Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon 