Maidenhead Thicket - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.50529, -0.76915
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Foundation 458m away — 2 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
- 🅿️Foundation 458m away — 2 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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Maidenhead Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MBWLocal walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Oaken Grove linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ray Mill linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pinkneys Green linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Breadcroft Lanerestricted byway · 242 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 242 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Breadcroft Lanerestricted byway · 243 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 243 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Breadcroft Lanerestricted byway · 515 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 515 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Breadcroft Lanerestricted byway · 30 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 30 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
54,449 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
54,449 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects23 species
winterspring
2026▾
Scarlet Tiger · Hebrew Character · Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Dotted Chestnut +18
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Dotted ChestnutConistra rubiginea
- ChestnutConistra vaccinii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
54,449 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects23 species
winterspring
2026▾
Scarlet Tiger · Hebrew Character · Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Dotted Chestnut +18
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Dotted ChestnutConistra rubiginea
- ChestnutConistra vaccinii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow Horned
Yellow Horned
Achlya flavicornis
Achlya flavicornis
Black-shouldered GreyCarpatolechia decorellaBlack-shouldered GreyCarpatolechia decorellaOak BeautyBiston stratariaOak BeautyBiston stratariaOak NycteolineNycteola revayanaOak NycteolineNycteola revayanaSpring UsherAgriopis leucophaeariaSpring UsherAgriopis leucophaeariaLead-coloured DrabOrthosia populetiLead-coloured DrabOrthosia populetiPine BeautyPanolis flammeaPine BeautyPanolis flammeaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaEarly Oak Gall MothPammene giganteanaEarly Oak Gall MothPammene giganteanaCommon BagwormPsyche castaCommon BagwormPsyche castaMarch TubicDiurnea fagellaMarch TubicDiurnea fagellaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaSmall Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidariaSmall Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidariaDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaEvents & activities nearby
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