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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.40075, -0.67708
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Ascot Station 23m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Ascot Station 23m away — 12 car parks within reach £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Monks Walk public footpath · 434 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 434 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bracknell Northern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map Yellow Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Forest Blue Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley Red Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Green
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
St Georges Lane byway open to all traffic · 246 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 246 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map St Georges Lane byway open to all traffic · 17 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 17 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
34,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,946 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Badger · Pine Marten · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,946 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Badger · Pine Marten · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2025
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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