Coombes Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
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51.33629, -0.88204
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 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 182m 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 182m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Gatekeeper, Grayling +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Hill Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Court Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Fox Ride public footpath · 681 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 681 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
California Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough DERA Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cove LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Finchampstead Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Welsh Drive bridleway · 125 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 125 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map The Welsh Drive bridleway · 335 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 335 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map The Welsh Drive bridleway · 839 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 839 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map The Welsh Drive bridleway · 210 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 210 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
9,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Swallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes American Mink Neovison vison Fallow Deer Dama dama Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Downy Emerald · Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +18
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Swallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes American Mink Neovison vison Fallow Deer Dama dama Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Downy Emerald · Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +18
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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