The Belt - Conifer woodland
1 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.39193, -0.66772
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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
- 🅿️Parking 404m away — 2 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 404m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking 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
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
St Mary's Roadpublic footpath · 290 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 290 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Monks Walkpublic footpath · 434 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 434 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
St Mary's Roadpublic footpath · 392 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 392 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
14,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,991 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springwinter
2025▾
Jay · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon +28
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel +8
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- Eurasian Serotine
🦎Reptiles4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +28
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,991 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springwinter
2025▾
Jay · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon +28
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel +8
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- Eurasian Serotine
🦎Reptiles4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +28
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cnephaeus serotinus
Cnephaeus serotinus
BadgerMeles melesBadgerMeles melesMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiHedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusRed FoxVulpes vulpesRed FoxVulpes vulpesMyotis Bat speciesMyotisMyotis Bat speciesMyotisBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaPale TussockCalliteara pudibundaPale TussockCalliteara pudibundaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseWinter MothOperophtera brumataWinter MothOperophtera brumataMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) majorRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiPine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastriPine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastriGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBrown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosataBrown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosataWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus