Whatcombe deserted medieval village
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.50673, -1.43568
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Linnet
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Linnet
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Linnet, Chaffinch +34 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Linnet, Chaffinch +34 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Broad Centurion +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Blackthorn +208 more · last seen 2017
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Lambourn Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
Grass and woodland, Whatcombe
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
5,115 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,115 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Field Vole +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2019
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Large White · Ringlet · Small White +19
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Ivy · Bittersweet · Lesser Burdock · Wood Avens · Hedge Woundwort +102
- IvyHedera helix2017
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus2017
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
- BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,115 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Field Vole +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2019
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Large White · Ringlet · Small White +19
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Ivy · Bittersweet · Lesser Burdock · Wood Avens · Hedge Woundwort +102
- IvyHedera helix2017
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus2017
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
- BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataYellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataStraw DotRivula sericealis2024Straw DotRivula sericealis2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiShaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2024Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2022Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2022EucosmaEucosma2022EucosmaEucosma2022Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2020Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2020GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta20182017
2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017CleaversGalium aparine2017CleaversGalium aparine2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017ElderSambucus nigra2017ElderSambucus nigra2017Rosa canina x stylosa = R. x andegavensisRosa canina x stylosa = R. x andegavensisRosa canina x stylosa = R. x andegavensisRosa canina x stylosa = R. x andegavensisDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaRosa canina x squarrosa = R. x insignisRosa canina x squarrosa = R. x insignisRosa canina x squarrosa = R. x insignisRosa canina x squarrosa = R. x insignisShort-styled Field-roseRosa stylosaShort-styled Field-roseRosa stylosaNipplewortLapsana communis2017NipplewortLapsana communis2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2017Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2017Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2017Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2017Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2017Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017Field MapleAcer campestre2017Field MapleAcer campestre2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2017Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2017Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017HazelCorylus avellana2017HazelCorylus avellana2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2017Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2017False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2017Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017Bush VetchVicia sepium2017Bush VetchVicia sepium2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2017MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2017Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017White Dead-nettleLamium album2017White Dead-nettleLamium album2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2017Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2017Salix caprea subsp. capreaSalix caprea subsp. caprea2017Salix caprea subsp. capreaSalix caprea subsp. caprea2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2017Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2017Wood DockRumex sanguineus2017Wood DockRumex sanguineus2017Odontites vernus subsp. serotinusOdontites vernus subsp. serotinus2017Odontites vernus subsp. serotinusOdontites vernus subsp. serotinus2017Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2017Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2017False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2017Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2017Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2017Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2017Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2017Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2017Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2017Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2017Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2017Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2017Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2017Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2017Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2017HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2017HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2017Wild PlumPrunus domestica2017Wild PlumPrunus domestica2017Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2017Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2017Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2017Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2017Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2017Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2017Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2017Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2017Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2017Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2017Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2017YarrowAchillea millefolium2017YarrowAchillea millefolium2017Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2017Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2017CowslipPrimula veris2017CowslipPrimula veris2017Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2017Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2017Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2017Red FescueFestuca rubra2017Red FescueFestuca rubra2017American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2017American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2017Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2017Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2017Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2017Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2017AshFraxinus excelsior2017AshFraxinus excelsior2017Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2017Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2017DogwoodCornus sanguinea2017DogwoodCornus sanguinea2017Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2017Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2017Curled DockRumex crispus2017Curled DockRumex crispus2017Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2017Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2017Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2017Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2017Events & activities nearby
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