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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
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51.41195, -1.11437
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin 🐕 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
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-point, Common Wainscot, Setaceous Hebrew Character +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-point, Common Wainscot, Setaceous Hebrew Character +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Wasing Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,309 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Badger
Feathered Thorn · November Moth agg. · Sprawler · White-point · Chestnut +9
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg. Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx White-point Mythimna albipuncta Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae Red-green Carpet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,309 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Badger
Feathered Thorn · November Moth agg. · Sprawler · White-point · Chestnut +9
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg. Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx White-point Mythimna albipuncta Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae Red-green Carpet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chloroclysta siterata
Chloroclysta siterata
Polymixis Polymixis
Polymixis Polymixis
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua
Streak Chesias legatella
Streak Chesias legatella
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis 