Upper Common ✦ Ancient woodland 51 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 51 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.42097, -1.22700
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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 — Blackbird, Robin, Woodcock +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodcock +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +89 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional 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 Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eling Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos A very damp Bucklebury Common
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Wildlife to spot
10,686 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,686 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodcock · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Stonechat · Song Thrush +42
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Brown Hare · Muntjac +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Winter Moth · Rhombic Leatherbug
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,686 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodcock · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Stonechat · Song Thrush +42
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Brown Hare · Muntjac +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Winter Moth · Rhombic Leatherbug
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 