Great Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.38159, -0.59822
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 451m 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
- 🅿️Parking 451m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Mimas TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Europa TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Europa (8)Local cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Woking and Egham link
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
28,646 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,646 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Robin · Green Woodpecker +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Hawker +33
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- ParagusParagus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Pitcherplant · Juniper Haircap · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian
- PitcherplantSarracenia purpurea
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- TrumpetsSarracenia flava2025
- Marsh GentianGentiana pneumonanthe2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,646 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Robin · Green Woodpecker +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Hawker +33
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- ParagusParagus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Pitcherplant · Juniper Haircap · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian
- PitcherplantSarracenia purpurea
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- TrumpetsSarracenia flava2025
- Marsh GentianGentiana pneumonanthe2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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