Westcott Gorse - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.44867, -0.75328
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Farm attraction nearby
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route▾
Named routeRef blueLocal walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
15 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
Greenway Red routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hazelwood Lanebridleway · 233 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 233 mPath type: service
Hazelwood Lanebridleway · 821 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 821 mPath type: bridleway
Hazelwood Lanebridleway · 875 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 875 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
15,110 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,110 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldfinch · Pheasant · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +48
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Violet Ground Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug +6
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,110 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldfinch · Pheasant · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +48
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Violet Ground Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug +6
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
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