Long Copse
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.42472, -0.80184
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor Dragonfly +137 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
California GreenwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Barkham Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Emmbrook Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Bracknell Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
Photos
17 photos from nearby open sources
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
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YAutographa gamma2023Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2022Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2022Rusty Acorn PiercerCydia amplana2022Rusty Acorn PiercerCydia amplana2022Events & activities nearby
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