The Belt - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.38070, -0.67979
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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
- 🌿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
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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▾
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Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
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Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,757 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,757 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Great Tit · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock +19
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Muntjac +4
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +26
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Keeled Skimmer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,757 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Great Tit · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock +19
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Muntjac +4
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +26
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Keeled Skimmer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum coerulescens
Orthetrum coerulescens
Downy EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisWinter MothOperophtera brumataWinter MothOperophtera brumataMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBrown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosataBrown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosataGoat MothCossus cossusGoat MothCossus cossusPale TussockCalliteara pudibundaPale TussockCalliteara pudibundaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataLarge Velvet AntMutilla europaea2024Large Velvet AntMutilla europaea2024