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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.39159, -0.69405
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 — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Cut countryside corridor Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
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 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
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Wildlife to spot
17,841 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,841 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Badger · Pine Marten · Muntjac +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,841 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Badger · Pine Marten · Muntjac +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 