Maidenhead Thicket - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.50670, -0.76470
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 80 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
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Breadcroft Lane restricted byway · 242 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 242 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Breadcroft Lane restricted byway · 243 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 243 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Breadcroft Lane restricted byway · 515 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 515 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Breadcroft Lane restricted byway · 30 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 30 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Photos Cannon Lane passes under Reading to Maidenhead main line
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Wildlife to spot
54,193 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,193 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scarlet Tiger · Hebrew Character · Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Dotted Chestnut +18
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Dotted Chestnut Conistra rubiginea Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,193 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scarlet Tiger · Hebrew Character · Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Dotted Chestnut +18
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Dotted Chestnut Conistra rubiginea Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow Horned
Yellow Horned
Achlya flavicornis
Achlya flavicornis
Black-shouldered Grey Carpatolechia decorella
Black-shouldered Grey Carpatolechia decorella
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Early Oak Gall Moth Pammene giganteana
Early Oak Gall Moth Pammene giganteana
Common Bagworm Psyche casta
Common Bagworm Psyche casta
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria 