Wimble's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 28 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.40923, -1.22789
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ 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, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 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 Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 30 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 84 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 84 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
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.
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16,085 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,085 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Winter Moth · Rhombic Leatherbug +6
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,085 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Winter Moth · Rhombic Leatherbug +6
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Silver Y Autographa gamma2024
Silver Y Autographa gamma2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 