Cabbage Hill ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.43001, -0.76424
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Jock's Lane Park car park 132m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Jock's Lane Park car park 132m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Common Darter +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Common Darter +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Cabbage Hill Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref blue 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 Emmbrook Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Hazelwood Lane bridleway · 506 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 506 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
12,543 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,543 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +9
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jersey Tiger · Helophilus pendulus · Cinnabar · Green Shieldbug · Banded Demoiselle +16
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,543 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +9
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jersey Tiger · Helophilus pendulus · Cinnabar · Green Shieldbug · Banded Demoiselle +16
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes2025
Vulpes vulpes2025
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Black Rat Rattus rattus2025
Black Rat Rattus rattus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Bat Chiroptera2024
Bat Chiroptera2024
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024 Death's-head Hawk-moth
Death's-head Hawk-moth
Acherontia atropos
Acherontia atropos
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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