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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 57 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.37423, -0.77379
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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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Hobby, Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon +21 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Grey Pine Carpet, Keeled Skimmer +274 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Grey Pine Carpet, Keeled Skimmer +274 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths 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 Eastern Lane public footpath · 297 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 297 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Eastern Lane public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Kentigern Drive public footpath · 185 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 185 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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 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 Bracknell Western Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
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 21 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Devil's Highway restricted byway · 15 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 15 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map The Devil's Highway restricted byway · 13 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 13 m Surface paved Path type: track
Show on map The Devil's Highway restricted byway · 322 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 322 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map The Devil's Highway restricted byway · 163 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 163 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Devil's Highway restricted byway · 81 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 81 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
33,057 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,057 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Peregrine · Robin · Great Tit · Jay +10
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Peregrine Falco peregrinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Hobby Falco subbuteo Stoat · Roe Deer
Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Pine Carpet · Large Yellow Underwing · Grey Pine Carpet · Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth +71
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,057 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Peregrine · Robin · Great Tit · Jay +10
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Peregrine Falco peregrinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Hobby Falco subbuteo Stoat · Roe Deer
Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Pine Carpet · Large Yellow Underwing · Grey Pine Carpet · Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth +71
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2025
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg. Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg.2025
Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg. Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg.2025
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Horse Chestnut Moth Pachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Horse Chestnut Moth Pachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2025
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
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
Scatella stagnalis Scatella stagnalis2025
Scatella stagnalis Scatella stagnalis2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Thera Thera2025
Thera Thera2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Bud Moth Spilonota ocellana2025
Bud Moth Spilonota ocellana2025
Grey Oak Knot-horn Acrobasis consociella2025
Grey Oak Knot-horn Acrobasis consociella2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2025
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Clifden Nonpareil Catocala fraxini2025
Clifden Nonpareil Catocala fraxini2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2025
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria2025
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2025
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 