Paschal Wood - Conifer woodland
9 ha
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🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.36765, -0.73784
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route▾
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
The Rollercoasterpublic footpath · 635 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 635 mSurface gravelPath type: path
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
Windsor and Maidenhead LCNCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ascot to WindsorLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route▾
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
19,379 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,379 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +30
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- StoatMustela erminea subsp. erminea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus +7
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
- Cream-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,379 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +30
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- StoatMustela erminea subsp. erminea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus +7
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
- Cream-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusUleiota planatusUleiota planatusUleiota planatusUleiota planatusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2025Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2025