Nature Discovery Centre

Thatcham Reed Beds is a 67.4-hectare (167-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Newbury in Berkshire. It is part of the Kennet & Lambourn Floodplain Special Area of Conservation and an area of 14 hectares (35 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve. An area of 35 hectares (86 acres) is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.Thatcham Reed Beds is important nationally for its extensive reed bed, species-rich alder woodland and fen habitats. The latter supports Desmoulin's whorl snail (Vertigo moulinsiana), which is of national and European importance. A large assemblage of breeding birds including nationally rare species such as Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti) is also associated with the reedbed, fen and open water habitats found at Thatcham Reed Beds.Thatcham's network of gravel pits, reedbed, woodland, hedges, and grassland is rich in wildlife and has been made into The Nature Discovery Centre by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Widmead Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Newbury and Thatcham, Berkshire, England. Widmead Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by the Canal & River Trust. The lock has a rise/fall of 3 ft 7 in (1.09 m).

Bull's Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Newbury, Berkshire, England. Bull's Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by the Canal & River Trust. The lock has a rise/fall of 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m).

Thatcham is a market town and civil parish in the West Berkshire unitary area of the county of Berkshire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Newbury, 14 miles (23 km) west of Reading and 54 miles (87 km) west of London.

The St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church at Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a Grade II* listed building.It has been claimed that the church was founded in the 7th century by St Birinus, and parts of the church date from the 12th century.

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods is a 67.9-hectare (168-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Thatcham in Berkshire. An area of 55 hectares (140 acres) is a nature reserve managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. The site is an area of ancient woodland lying on the scarp slope north of Greenham Common, close to the eastern edge of Newbury, most of which is a Nature Reserve open to the public.

Benham Hill is a hill and small settlement in the Shaw portion of the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington in the English county of Berkshire, between Thatcham and Newbury.The settlement lies on the A4 road, and is previously the site of the Turnpike School, now West Berkshire Community Hospital.

West Berkshire Community Hospital is a small hospital located in the Benham Hill area of Newbury, in West Berkshire, England. It is managed by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Ashmore Green is a small hamlet in Berkshire, England. It is situated just to the west of the village of Cold Ash and to the north of Thatcham in the West Berkshire district.

Greenham Preceptory was a preceptory of Knights Hospitaller at Greenham in the English county of Berkshire.The preceptory was established in 1199 and dissolved in 1540. There are no remains today. It is believed to have been located in the northern part of Greenham tithing, in Thatcham parish, that was given to Newbury in 1878.

Old Bluecoat School, or the St Thomas’ Chapel is a Grade I listed building in the town of Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is located on the main A4 road.

Royal Air Force Greenham Common or more simply RAF Greenham Common is a former Royal Air Force station in the civil parishes of Greenham and Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. The airfield was southeast of Newbury, about 55 miles (89 km) west of London. Opened in 1942, it was used by the United States Air Force during the Second World War and during the Cold War, and later as a base for nuclear weapons. After the Cold War ended, it was closed in September 1992. The airfield was also known for the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp held outside its gates in the 1980s in protest against the stationing of cruise missiles on the base. In 1997 Greenham Common was designated as public parkland.