Lake Plantation - Conifer woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.37430, -0.71081
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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route▾
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
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▾
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Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
9,896 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,896 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Tree Pipit · Wren +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +17
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Neat Feather-moss
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,896 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Tree Pipit · Wren +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +17
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Neat Feather-moss
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaBlack DarterSympetrum danaeBlack DarterSympetrum danaeEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervus