Maiden Erlegh Lakes is a 10.2-hectare (25-acre) Local Nature Reserve Earley, a suburb of Reading in Berkshire.

[6] The reserve features woodlands that contain a small pond which is the last remaining remnant of a second lake that used to occupy much of this copse area.

[10] The area of the reserve called Oak Wood dates from at least the 16th century and contains some 18 indicator species associated with old woodlands.

[12] In the late 18th century, Maiden Erlegh was owned by slaveholder and MP William Mathew Burt, who recruited Capability Brown to assist with landscape planning.

[12] In response to the demands of local residents Coopers Estates agreed to sell Maiden Erlegh Lake and the surrounding woodland to Earley Parish Council in return for being allowed to build on another greenfield site in 1965 for a sum of £8,500.