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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › West Berkshire Getting here
51.44443, -1.27252
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Drab Looper, Small White +218 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Drab Looper, Small White +218 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
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 Lambourn Valley 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 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eling Way Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 Main Route Cycling route 96 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 96 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,928 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,928 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Wren +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Magpie Pica pica2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Muntjac · Badger · Grey Squirrel +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Badger Meles meles2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Long-eared Bat 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Drab Looper · Maple Dot · Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Drinker · Norway Maple Leaf-miner +38
Drab Looper Minoa murinata2024 Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella Drinker Euthrix potatoria2022 Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi Birch Parornix Parornix betulae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,928 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Wren +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Magpie Pica pica2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Muntjac · Badger · Grey Squirrel +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Badger Meles meles2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Long-eared Bat 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Drab Looper · Maple Dot · Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Drinker · Norway Maple Leaf-miner +38
Drab Looper Minoa murinata2024 Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella Drinker Euthrix potatoria2022 Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi Birch Parornix Parornix betulae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plecotus auritus2022
Plecotus auritus2022
Common Birch Leaf-miner
Common Birch Leaf-miner
Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella
Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Hedge Beauty Alabonia geoffrella
Hedge Beauty Alabonia geoffrella
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
White-barred Gold Micropterix aruncella
White-barred Gold Micropterix aruncella
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Potentilla Case-bearer Coleophora potentillae2024
Potentilla Case-bearer Coleophora potentillae2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2023
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Speckled Yellow Pseudopanthera macularia2023
Speckled Yellow Pseudopanthera macularia2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2022
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2022
Common Zebra Moth Helcystogramma rufescens2022
Common Zebra Moth Helcystogramma rufescens2022
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella2022
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella2022
Buff Footman Eilema depressa2022
Buff Footman Eilema depressa2022
Thera Thera2022
Thera Thera2022
Italian Bark Moth Metalampra italica2022
Italian Bark Moth Metalampra italica2022
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2022
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2022
Large Birch Roller Epinotia brunnichana2022
Large Birch Roller Epinotia brunnichana2022
Birch Marble Apotomis betuletana2022
Birch Marble Apotomis betuletana2022
Hoary Tortrix Eucosma cana2022
Hoary Tortrix Eucosma cana2022
Golden-brown Tubic Crassa unitella2022
Golden-brown Tubic Crassa unitella2022
Small Brindled Tortrix Gypsonoma minutana2022
Small Brindled Tortrix Gypsonoma minutana2022
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2022
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2022
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis2022
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis2022
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2022
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata2022
Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea2022
Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea2022
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2022
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2022
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2022
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2022
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2022
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2022
Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata2022
Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata2022
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2022
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2022 