The Belt - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.37551, -0.67465
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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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route▾
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route▾
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
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Wildlife to spot
8,807 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,807 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Robin · Coal Tit +28
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Myotis Bat species +2
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Red Damselfly +16
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted Chaser
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,807 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Robin · Coal Tit +28
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Myotis Bat species +2
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Red Damselfly +16
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted Chaser
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaGoat MothCossus cossusGoat MothCossus cossusRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2024Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Events & activities nearby
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