Carpenter's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 22 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.53721, -0.78426
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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 421m away — 4 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 🅿️ Parking 421m away — 4 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 — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Long Wind in the Willows Walk, Maidenhead Walking route 8 km ▾
A moderate circular exploring the rural community of Cookham Dean & the Woodland Trust's Wild Wood at Quarry & Fultness Woods. Pass through farmland, woodland & along the village lanes that inspired Kenneth Grahame, author of Wind in the Willows.
Named route Length 8 km Duration 02:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cookham and Cock Marsh Walk, Maidenhead Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Follow this circular walk along riverside paths, through lush meadows and over chalk grassland slopes and enjoy panoramic views across the Thames Valley. Trail includes one short, sttep climb and a kissing gate that is difficult to navigate in a wheelchai
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 01:30-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Michael's Path public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: footway
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map North Town link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Oaken Grove link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ray Mill link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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
22,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,039 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra Barn Owl Tyto alba Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mole · Field Vole · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel +3
Mole Talpa europaea Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Hawker · Jersey Tiger · Saucer Bug · Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,039 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra Barn Owl Tyto alba Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mole · Field Vole · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel +3
Mole Talpa europaea Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Hawker · Jersey Tiger · Saucer Bug · Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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