The Grove - Broadleaved woodland
13 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.43237, -0.66875
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 404m 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 404m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs 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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Strood Lanepublic footpath · 525 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 525 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hodge Lanerestricted byway · 416 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 416 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Hodge Lanerestricted byway · 155 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 155 mPath type: bridleway
Woodside Roadrestricted byway · 83 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 83 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
16,303 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,303 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Egyptian Goose · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +42
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Eurasian Serotine +5
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker +6
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Azure Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,303 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Egyptian Goose · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +42
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Eurasian Serotine +5
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker +6
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Azure Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
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