Waterman's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 34 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 34 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.38083, -1.41142
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 🐕 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Male-fern, Pedunculate Oak +27 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn, Hazel +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 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 The Brenda Parker Way Walking route ▾
Named route 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 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 553 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 553 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
3,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Dunnock +52
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Scaeva pyrastri
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Dunnock +52
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Scaeva pyrastri
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mountain Hare
Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus
Lepus timidus
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022 