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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.38441, -0.77636
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 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 — Dartford Warbler, Blue Tit, Woodlark +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Blue Tit, Woodlark +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Keeled Skimmer, Large Red Damselfly +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Keeled Skimmer, Large Red Damselfly +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Hill Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Court Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wildlife Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 19 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 Greenway Red route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red 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 ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Green
Show on map Photos Fire damage, Bracknell Forest
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Wildlife to spot
25,554 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hobby · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +13
Hobby Falco subbuteo Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Hedgehog · Stoat · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +30
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Brown Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hobby · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +13
Hobby Falco subbuteo Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Hedgehog · Stoat · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +30
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Brown Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis2025
Aeshna grandis2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Scatella stagnalis Scatella stagnalis2025
Scatella stagnalis Scatella stagnalis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Anaceratagallia ribauti Anaceratagallia ribauti2025
Anaceratagallia ribauti Anaceratagallia ribauti2025
Ochthera manicata Ochthera manicata2025
Ochthera manicata Ochthera manicata2025
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata2025
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2025
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 