Clayhill Plantation - Conifer woodland
16 ha
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🦋Insects🐶Dogs🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
51.38722, -0.78355
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route▾
Named routeRef blueLocal walking route
Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
20 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
Greenway Red routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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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27,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,838 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +21
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Small Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +30
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,838 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +21
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Small Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +30
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaScarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilioScarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilioFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBrilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallicaBrilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallicaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaScatella stagnalisScatella stagnalisScatella stagnalisScatella stagnalisEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxAnaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribautiOchthera manicataOchthera manicataOchthera manicataOchthera manicataParydra coarctataParydra coarctataParydra coarctataParydra coarctataWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaGoat MothCossus cossusGoat MothCossus cossusSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSouthern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinisSouthern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinisBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBox Tree MothCydalima perspectalisBox Tree MothCydalima perspectalisVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthus