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Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.40811, -0.75313
Open directionsv 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Beauty, Vine's Rustic +146 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Beauty, Vine's Rustic +146 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2023; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 The Cut countryside corridor Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cabbage Hill Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
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 Bracknell Forest Green Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
19,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,462 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Black Rat · Water Shrew +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Black Rat Rattus rattus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Plume · Western Conifer Seed Bug +15
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,462 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Black Rat · Water Shrew +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Black Rat Rattus rattus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Plume · Western Conifer Seed Bug +15
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle
Carabus violaceus2025
Carabus violaceus2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia2025
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 