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Bigshotte Park

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.38088, -0.80135

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields 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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Grey Pine Carpet, Pine Carpet +291 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Grey Pine Carpet, Pine Carpet +291 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Hobby, Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Three Castles PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead RidgesWalking route2.2 km

A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies

Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Yellow RouteCycling route

Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route

Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route

Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route

Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route

Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route

California GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 422Cycling route

Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route

Named routeRef Red

Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route

Named routeRef Blue

Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route

Named routeRef Green

🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

Hatch Ridebyway open to all traffic · 14 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Oaklands Lanebyway open to all traffic · 71 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 71 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Hatch Ridebyway open to all traffic · 455 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 455 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Oaklands Lanebyway open to all traffic · 150 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 150 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Oaklands Lanebyway open to all traffic · 68 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 68 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

32,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumn

2025

Dartford Warbler · Red Kite · Coot · Mallard · Magpie +22

Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
Red KiteMilvus milvus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🐝

Insects68 species

autumn

2026

Red-green Carpet · Grey Pine Carpet · Common Quaker · Pine Carpet · Chestnut +63

Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2025
ChestnutConistra vaccinii
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
December MothPoecilocampa populi2025
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
Oak BeautyBiston strataria
Winter MothOperophtera brumata
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025
Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
March MothAlsophila aescularia
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria
SatelliteEupsilia transversa
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025
BrickSunira circellaris2025
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
Yellow HornedAchlya flavicornis
Pine BeautyPanolis flammea
Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria
Small Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidaria
Spring HarbingerTortricodes alternella
Varied OchreYpsolopha ustella
Spring UsherAgriopis leucophaearia
Horse Chestnut MothPachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2025
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
Oak NycteolineNycteola revayana2025
Common GreyScoparia ambigualis2025
Marbled FernMusotima nitidalis2025
Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2025
Acleris ferrugana/notanaAcleris ferrugana/notana2025
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2025
Scatella stagnalisScatella stagnalis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti2025
Ochthera manicataOchthera manicata2025
Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2025
TheraThera2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2025
Grey Oak Knot-hornAcrobasis consociella2025
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2025
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumn

2025

Dartford Warbler · Red Kite · Coot · Mallard · Magpie +22

Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
Red KiteMilvus milvus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🐝

Insects68 species

autumn

2026

Red-green Carpet · Grey Pine Carpet · Common Quaker · Pine Carpet · Chestnut +63

Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2025
ChestnutConistra vaccinii
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
December MothPoecilocampa populi2025
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
Oak BeautyBiston strataria
Winter MothOperophtera brumata
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025
Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
March MothAlsophila aescularia
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria
SatelliteEupsilia transversa
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025
BrickSunira circellaris2025
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
Yellow HornedAchlya flavicornis
Pine BeautyPanolis flammea
Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria
Small Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidaria
Spring HarbingerTortricodes alternella
Varied OchreYpsolopha ustella
Spring UsherAgriopis leucophaearia
Horse Chestnut MothPachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2025
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
Oak NycteolineNycteola revayana2025
Common GreyScoparia ambigualis2025
Marbled FernMusotima nitidalis2025
Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2025
Acleris ferrugana/notanaAcleris ferrugana/notana2025
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2025
Scatella stagnalisScatella stagnalis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti2025
Ochthera manicataOchthera manicata2025
Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2025
TheraThera2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2025
Grey Oak Knot-hornAcrobasis consociella2025
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2025
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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