Petershill Copse - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.47070, -0.59652
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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 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Memorial Route, Runnymede Walking route 3.7 km ▾
This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Egham to Runnymede Countryside Circular Walk, Runnymede Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Wander through woodlands, wetlands & open wildflower meadows home to the birthplace of the Magna Carta. This circular takes you round Runnymede nature reserve, Langham Pond & ancient woodlands, which form a SSSI, for their rare species & the wildflowers
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Walking route ▾
142 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN route 461 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 461 National Cycle Network
Show on map Windsor and Maidenhead LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ascot to Windsor Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
13,090 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,090 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Mistle Thrush +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rhizophagus oblongicollis · Rhizophagus bipustulatus · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Mycetophagus quadriguttatus · Cryptophagus scanicus +2
Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,090 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Mistle Thrush +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rhizophagus oblongicollis · Rhizophagus bipustulatus · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Mycetophagus quadriguttatus · Cryptophagus scanicus +2
Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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