Theale Golf Centre ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.44993, -1.07897
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +155 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +155 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 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 St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route R6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R6 Local cycle route
Show on map Reading R50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R50 Local 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 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
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Nunhide Lane bridleway · 2.7 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2.7 km Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Theale Golf Club 12th tee and fairway
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Wildlife to spot
27,270 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,270 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Otter · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Otter Lutra lutra Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tip · Festoon · Common Wainscot · Buff Arches +49
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tip Phalera bucephala Festoon Apoda limacodes Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides Shoulder-striped Wainscot Leucania comma Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,270 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Otter · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Otter Lutra lutra Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tip · Festoon · Common Wainscot · Buff Arches +49
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tip Phalera bucephala Festoon Apoda limacodes Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides Shoulder-striped Wainscot Leucania comma Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata
Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera
Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera
Heart & Club Agrotis clavis
Heart & Club Agrotis clavis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Blood-vein Timandra comae
Blood-vein Timandra comae
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Small Magpie Anania hortulata
Small Magpie Anania hortulata
Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina
Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata
Uncertain/Rustic Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda
Uncertain/Rustic Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri
Scarce Footman Eilema complana
Scarce Footman Eilema complana
Bramble Shoot Moth Notocelia uddmanniana
Bramble Shoot Moth Notocelia uddmanniana
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Black Arches Lymantria monacha
Black Arches Lymantria monacha
Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata
Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Fern Horisme tersata
Fern Horisme tersata
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Clay Mythimna ferrago
Clay Mythimna ferrago
Light Crimson Underwing Catocala promissa
Light Crimson Underwing Catocala promissa
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Coronet Craniophora ligustri
Coronet Craniophora ligustri 