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Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.39875, -0.75937
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +166 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +166 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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 Cabbage Hill Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local walking route
Show on map 17 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 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
21,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Water Shrew +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Large Red Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Western Honey Bee +22
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Stag Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Water Shrew +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Large Red Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Western Honey Bee +22
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Stag Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Lucanus cervus2025
Lucanus cervus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2025
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 