Desborough Woods - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife〰 Water
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.50089, -0.72183
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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Maidenhead Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MBW Local walking route
Show on map Cliveden Green Walking Trail, Cliveden Walking route 3.7 km ▾
On this short stroll explore the woodlands, discover a former owner of the estate & take in views of the River Thames, surrounding countryside & Cliveden House. Option to extend your walk to visit Cliveden gardens. Gentle slopes & flat terrain.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map 88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oaken Grove link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ray Mill link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Pinkneys Green link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
21,557 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,557 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Double-striped Pug · Light Brown Apple Moth · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Birch Catkin Bug · Twenty-plume Moth +8
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Plume Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,557 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Double-striped Pug · Light Brown Apple Moth · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Birch Catkin Bug · Twenty-plume Moth +8
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Plume Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emmelina monodactyla
Emmelina monodactyla
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana
House-fly Musca domestica
House-fly Musca domestica
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025 