The Berkshire Downs run for 30 km, along the northern border of the County, west of the River Thames - an area of large arable fields and pasture, with patches of woodland and scrub: details.
Gravel pits with woodland margins along the River Thames: details.
A large complex of gravel pits restored as a country park along the River Loddon: details.
A small lake in a woodland and heathland setting: details.
A predominantly coniferous, forest area with patches of open heath and a small lake: details.
A grazed marsh between the Kennet & Avon Canal and the River Dun: details.
A large open heath with pools and some partially-wooded areas: details.
A wetland reserve along the Jubille River flood relief channel, with areas of scrub and adjacent flood meadows: details.
An extensive wetland area comprising large gravel pits, scrapes and reedbeds along the River Blackwater, details.
Small lakes with wooded margins along the Colne Brook: details
Padworth Common is a heath with mixed woodland. Nearby Burghfield Common is predominantly coniferous forest: details.
The largest area of open water in Berkshire. Access by permit from the Berkshire Ornithological Club: details.
Heath and mixed woodland: details.
The largest area of forest in Berkshire, mostly coniferous, with areas of heath and gorse and birch scrub: details.
Several small gravel pits and a large area of reedbeds on the River Kennet: details.
Theale GPs are the largest are of lakes in Berkshire, with the smaller Burghfield GPs nearby: details.
An area of gravel pits along the River Loddon, including Loddon Nature Reserve: deteils.
The highest point in Berkshire: open downland and areas of scrub. Nearby is Combe Wood, a deciduous woodland SSSI: details.
A l;arge area of parkland, woodland and lake with partia;l public access: details
Gravel pits with scrub and reedbeds: details
An extensive area of gravel pits and scrub: details.
Many of the best bird-watching sites in Berkshire are shown here. Click on placemarks for a brief description and a link to details of access, maps and a summary of the species that may be found. These pages are summaries of the site descriptions by Brian Clews, published in The Birds of Berkshire, 2013.
You can also select the sites from the list below.
- The Berkshire Downs
- Bray Gravel Pits
- Dinton Pastures & Lea Farm
- Englemere Pond
- Finchampsted Ridges
- Freeman’s Marsh
- Greenham & Crookham Commons
- Jubilee River/Dorney Wetlands
- Moor Green Lakes & wetland
- Old Slade Lakes
- Padworth Lane Gravel Pit
- Padworth & Burghfield Commons
- Queen Mother Reservoir
- Snelsmore Common
- Swinley Forest & Wishmoor
- Thatcham Marsh & Lower Farm
- Theale & Burghfield Gravel Pits
- Twyford Lakes
- Walbury Hill & Combe
- Windsor Great Park
- Woolhampton Gravel Pits
- Wraysbury & Horton Gravel Pits