Big Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.40777, -0.79256
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 449m away — 4 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 449m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 11 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 20 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 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 Bracknell Forest Blue Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
15,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,371 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Coot +38
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Mole · Hedgehog · Water Shrew · Grey Squirrel +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beautiful Plume · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis · Helophilus pendulus +9
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,371 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Coot +38
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Mole · Hedgehog · Water Shrew · Grey Squirrel +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beautiful Plume · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis · Helophilus pendulus +9
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus2025
Capreolus capreolus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
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
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata 