Furze Covert - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.43409, -0.84549
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coombes Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barkham Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Emmbrook Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Bracknell Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Route 19Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 19Local cycle route
Link to NCN 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NCN4 LinkLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,878 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,878 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Winter Moth · Dotted Masoner · Mottled Umber · December Moth · Scarce Umber +17
- Winter MothOperophtera brumata
- Dotted MasonerBlastobasis vittata
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria
- December MothPoecilocampa populi
- Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria
- Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha
- Green-brindled Crescent
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,878 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Winter Moth · Dotted Masoner · Mottled Umber · December Moth · Scarce Umber +17
- Winter MothOperophtera brumata
- Dotted MasonerBlastobasis vittata
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria
- December MothPoecilocampa populi
- Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria
- Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha
- Green-brindled Crescent
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Allophyes oxyacanthae
Allophyes oxyacanthae
SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinxSprawlerAsteroscopus sphinxFeathered ThornColotois pennariaFeathered ThornColotois pennariaNovember MothEpirrita dilutataNovember MothEpirrita dilutataLead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsanaLead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsanaRed-Line QuakerLeptologia lotaRed-Line QuakerLeptologia lotaCypress CarpetThera cupressataCypress CarpetThera cupressataFurness DowdBlastobasis adustellaFurness DowdBlastobasis adustellaRusty DotUdea ferrugalisRusty DotUdea ferrugalisLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaMerveille du JourGriposia aprilinaMerveille du JourGriposia aprilinaRed-green CarpetChloroclysta siterataRed-green CarpetChloroclysta siterataWhite-pointMythimna albipunctaWhite-pointMythimna albipunctaFigure of EightDiloba caeruleocephalaFigure of EightDiloba caeruleocephalaBrindled GreenDryobotodes eremitaBrindled GreenDryobotodes eremitaBrickSunira circellarisBrickSunira circellarisEvents & activities nearby
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