Big Wood - Broadleaved woodland 5 ha
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Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.40307, -0.79638
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Ramblers Route
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map California Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Cut countryside corridor Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Barkham Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Emmbrook Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Bracknell Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Yellow Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley Red Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Green
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos The entrance to Easthampstead Park Conference Centre
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Wildlife to spot
13,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Coot +39
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis · Hornet Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +6
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Common Emerald Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Coot +39
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis · Hornet Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +6
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Common Emerald Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hemithea aestivaria
Hemithea aestivaria
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Saissetia oleae Saissetia oleae
Saissetia oleae Saissetia oleae
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
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