The Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.45898, -0.78893
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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
- 🌿Foraging 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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Maidenhead Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MBWLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal 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▾
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Bracknell Western RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022BadgerMeles melesBadgerMeles melesRoe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023Brown HareLepus europaeus2023Brown HareLepus europaeus20232023
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roborellaWhite-pointMythimna albipunctaWhite-pointMythimna albipunctaRuby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2024Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2024Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2024Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2024Straw DotRivula sericealis2024Straw DotRivula sericealis2024Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2024Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2024Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2024Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Riband WaveIdaea aversataRiband WaveIdaea aversataGypsy MothLymantria disparGypsy MothLymantria disparOak Hook-tipWatsonalla binariaOak Hook-tipWatsonalla binariaMarbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2023Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2020Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2020Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Yellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingianaYellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingianaShuttle-shaped DartAgrotis putaShuttle-shaped DartAgrotis putaLarge Fruit-tree TortrixArchips podanaLarge Fruit-tree TortrixArchips podanaWillow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidariaWillow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidariaLime-speck PugEupithecia centaureataLime-speck PugEupithecia centaureataBlood-veinTimandra comaeBlood-veinTimandra comaeLesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua jantheLesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua jantheGarden StrawAgapeta hamana2024Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2024Small GreyEudonia mercurella2024Small GreyEudonia mercurella2024Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2024Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2024Oak ProcessionaryThaumetopoea processionea2024Oak ProcessionaryThaumetopoea processionea2024Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2024Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminellaStraw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminellaIron ProminentNotodonta dromedariusIron ProminentNotodonta dromedariusPoplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populiPoplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populiRosy FootmanMiltochrista miniataRosy FootmanMiltochrista miniataCopper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.Dingy FootmanEilema griseolaDingy FootmanEilema griseolaCommon MarbleCelypha lacunana2024Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024ColeophoraColeophora2024ColeophoraColeophora2024Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2024Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2024Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2024Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2024Small China-markCataclysta lemnata2024Small China-markCataclysta lemnata2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2023Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2023Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2023Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2023Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2023Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2023Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2023Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesLong-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercanaLong-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercanaMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornisOak NycteolineNycteola revayanaOak NycteolineNycteola revayanaSmall SeraphimPterapherapteryx sexalataSmall SeraphimPterapherapteryx sexalataRinged China-markParapoynx stratiotataRinged China-markParapoynx stratiotataYponomeutaYponomeutaYponomeutaYponomeutaFurness DowdBlastobasis adustellaFurness DowdBlastobasis adustellaScarce FootmanEilema complana2024Scarce FootmanEilema complana2024Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2024Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2024Marbled PiercerCydia splendana2024Marbled PiercerCydia splendana2024Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2024Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2024Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2024Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2024Satin Grass-mothCrambus perlella2024Satin Grass-mothCrambus perlella2024Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2024Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2024Bright StrawAgapeta zoegana2024Bright StrawAgapeta zoegana2024Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2024Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2024Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2024Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2023Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2023SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2023SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Blotched EmeraldComibaena bajularia2023Blotched EmeraldComibaena bajularia2023Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2023Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2023Variegated Golden TortrixArchips xylosteana2023Variegated Golden TortrixArchips xylosteana2023Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2023Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2023Marbled BrownDrymonia dodonaea2023Marbled BrownDrymonia dodonaea2023Marbled Orchard TortrixHedya nubiferana2023Marbled Orchard TortrixHedya nubiferana2023Figure of EightyTethea ocularis2023Figure of EightyTethea ocularis2023Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2023Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2023Peppered MothBiston betularia2023Peppered MothBiston betularia2023Scorched WingPlagodis dolabraria2023Scorched WingPlagodis dolabraria2023Pale Oak BeautyHypomecis punctinalis2023Pale Oak BeautyHypomecis punctinalis2023Common PugEupithecia vulgata2023Common PugEupithecia vulgata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2021Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2021BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosaAngle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosaScorched CarpetLigdia adustataScorched CarpetLigdia adustataBirch MarbleApotomis betuletanaBirch MarbleApotomis betuletanaBack-SwimmerNotonectaBack-SwimmerNotonectaNutmegAnarta trifoliiNutmegAnarta trifoliiLangmaid's Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthinaLangmaid's Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthinaAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisGrey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridensGrey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridensSix-striped RusticXestia sexstrigataSix-striped RusticXestia sexstrigataTurnip MothAgrotis segetumTurnip 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Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri2024Hoary FootmanEilema caniola2024Hoary FootmanEilema caniola2024Red/Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia/ferrugata2024Red/Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia/ferrugata2024White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2024White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2023Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2023Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2023Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2023Black-fronted StrawCochylichroa atricapitana2023Black-fronted StrawCochylichroa atricapitana2023Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2023Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2023Burdock StrawAethes rubigana2023Burdock StrawAethes rubigana2023Maple ProminentPtilodon cucullina2023Maple ProminentPtilodon cucullina2023Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2023Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2023Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2023Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2023Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2023Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2023Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2023Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2023Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2023Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2023August ThornEnnomos quercinaria2023August ThornEnnomos quercinaria2023Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2023Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2023Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2023Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2023Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2023Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2023Short-barred OchreYpsolopha alpella2023Short-barred OchreYpsolopha alpella2023Pale-streaked Grass-mothAgriphila selasella2023Pale-streaked Grass-mothAgriphila selasella2023Silver YAutographa gamma2023Silver YAutographa gamma2023White-spotted PinionCosmia diffinis2023White-spotted PinionCosmia diffinis2023Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2023Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2023Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2023Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2023Mint MothPyrausta aurata2023Mint MothPyrausta aurata2023Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2023Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2023Bordered WhiteBupalus piniaria2023Bordered WhiteBupalus piniaria2023Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2023Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2023Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2023Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2023Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2023Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2023Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2023Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2023Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata truncata2023Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata truncata2023Meadow Grass-mothCrambus lathoniellus2023Meadow Grass-mothCrambus lathoniellus2023SnoutHypena proboscidalis2023SnoutHypena proboscidalis2023Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2023Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2023Small Clouded BrindleApamea unanimis2023Small Clouded BrindleApamea unanimis2023Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2023Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2023MillerAcronicta leporina2023MillerAcronicta leporina2023Pallid GreyEudonia pallida2023Pallid GreyEudonia pallida2023Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata2023Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata2023Cnephasia (Cnephasia)Cnephasia (Cnephasia)2023Cnephasia (Cnephasia)Cnephasia (Cnephasia)2023Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2023Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2023Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2023Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2023Barred Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis cerasana2023Barred Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis cerasana2023Twin-barred Knot-hornHomoeosoma sinuella2023Twin-barred Knot-hornHomoeosoma sinuella2023Large NutmegApamea anceps2023Large NutmegApamea anceps2023Green Silver-linesPseudoips prasinana2023Green Silver-linesPseudoips prasinana2023Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata montanata2023Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata montanata2023Poplar LutestringTethea or2023Poplar LutestringTethea or2023Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2022Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2022Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2022Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2022Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2022Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2022Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2022Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Common Case-bearerColeophora serratella2021Common Case-bearerColeophora serratella2021Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2020Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2019Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2019Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2019Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2019Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Events & activities nearby
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