The Rookery - Broadleaved woodland 5 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.40698, -0.64128
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 ☕ MyCloud Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ MyCloud Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 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 European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Views Route, Runnymede Walking route 2.5 km ▾
This route takes you past the Kennedy Memorial, across Cooper's Hill with its view of Windsor Castle and London, then back down past Runnymede's Memorials. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
Named route Length 2.5 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Church Path public footpath · 1 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map Church Path public footpath · 704 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 704 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map Church Path public footpath · 291 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 291 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Buckhurst Lane restricted byway · 203 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 203 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Buckhurst Lane restricted byway · 464 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 464 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
69,528 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 69,528 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Song Thrush +5
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Red Fox +6
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Meliscaeva auricollis · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Epistrophe eligans +4
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 69,528 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Song Thrush +5
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Red Fox +6
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Meliscaeva auricollis · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Epistrophe eligans +4
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Wild Boar Sus scrofa
Wild Boar Sus scrofa Brown Tree Ant
Brown Tree Ant
Lasius brunneus
Lasius brunneus
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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