Piggy Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.43429, -0.74401
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking🛝Playground
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 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route▾
Named routeRef blueLocal 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▾
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hedge Lanebridleway · 256 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 256 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Avery Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Avery Lanebyway open to all traffic · 7 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 7 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hedge Lanebridleway · 307 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 307 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Avery Lanebyway open to all traffic · 272 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 272 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
15,433 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,433 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +46
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Darter · 10-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Death's-head Hawk-moth +3
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Death's-head Hawk-mothAcherontia atropos2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,433 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +46
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Darter · 10-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Death's-head Hawk-moth +3
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Death's-head Hawk-mothAcherontia atropos2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Events & activities nearby
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