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Wicklane Copse

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.48677, -1.39869

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Snowdrop, Ash +71 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Brimstone +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Brimstone +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km

Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route

Lambourn Valley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,920 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,920 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Dunnock +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Willow TitPoecile montanus2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
RavenCorvus corax2020

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Cinerous Pearl · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red Ant +11

Cinerous PearlAnania fuscalis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Red AntMyrmica rubra2022
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,920 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Dunnock +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Willow TitPoecile montanus2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
RavenCorvus corax2020

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Cinerous Pearl · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red Ant +11

Cinerous PearlAnania fuscalis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Red AntMyrmica rubra2022
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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