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Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.37933, -0.71253
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 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter, Small Red Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter, Small Red Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Bog-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Common Pouchwort +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Bog-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Common Pouchwort +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park Purple Walking route ▾
Named route Ref purple Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park orange Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Bracknell Forest Green Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
Show on map Windsor and Maidenhead LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ascot to Windsor Local cycle route
Show on map 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley Red Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,374 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,374 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blackcap +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +26
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,374 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blackcap +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +26
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 