Bramshill Forest ✦ Ancient woodland 273 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐴 Horses🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 273 ha
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51.33031, -0.89353
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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 🐴 5 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 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 🐴 5 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🐴 Horse riding
Very strong match
5 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
Marked walking trails totalling 28.1 km; Named hiking route nearby: Three Castles Path
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Wren +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Wren +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 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 route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Simons Wood Trail, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.1 km ▾
An area of wet woodlands & lowland heath providing habitat for birds & invertebrates. Explore the views, flora & fauna of the broadleaved & coniferous woods, the naturally created Heath Pond, and the rare delights of a heathland habitat.
Named route Length 2.1 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fox Ride public footpath · 681 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 681 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 18 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Welsh Drive bridleway · 44 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 44 m Surface mud Path type: track
Show on map The Welsh Drive bridleway · 125 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 125 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map The Welsh Drive bridleway · 335 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 335 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map The Welsh Drive bridleway · 43 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 43 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map The Welsh Drive bridleway · 166 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 166 m Surface mud Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Woodland track near Bramshill House
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Wildlife to spot
8,621 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,621 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Coal Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Greenfinch +30
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Downy Emerald · Red-eyed Damselfly +18
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Blue Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,621 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Coal Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Greenfinch +30
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Downy Emerald · Red-eyed Damselfly +18
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Blue Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis2024
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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