Cranbourne Chase ✦ Ancient woodland 23 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.45060, -0.65574
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🌿 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 — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Straw Dot, Large Yellow Underwing, Tawny-barred Angle +382 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Straw Dot, Large Yellow Underwing, Tawny-barred Angle +382 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Walking route ▾
Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bracknell Northern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Holyport 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 Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
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
8,052 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,052 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Coot · Herring Gull +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pipistrelle Bat species 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Cinnabar · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter +45
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,052 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Coot · Herring Gull +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pipistrelle Bat species 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Cinnabar · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter +45
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus
Pipistrellus
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Five-spot Dot Ectoedemia quinquella
Five-spot Dot Ectoedemia quinquella
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Silvanus unidentatus Silvanus unidentatus
Silvanus unidentatus Silvanus unidentatus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Cis boleti Cis boleti2024
Cis boleti Cis boleti2024
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2024
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2024
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2024
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2024
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum2024
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum2024
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2024
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2024
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2024
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2024
Common Groundling Teleiodes vulgella2024
Common Groundling Teleiodes vulgella2024
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana2024
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana2024
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2024
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2024
Common Cloaked Tortrix Gypsonoma dealbana2024
Common Cloaked Tortrix Gypsonoma dealbana2024
Marbled Orchard Tortrix Hedya nubiferana2024
Marbled Orchard Tortrix Hedya nubiferana2024
Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana2024
Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana2024
Blood-vein Timandra comae2024
Blood-vein Timandra comae2024
Bright Straw Agapeta zoegana2024
Bright Straw Agapeta zoegana2024
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana2024
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana2024
Mottled Oak Tortrix Zeiraphera isertana2024
Mottled Oak Tortrix Zeiraphera isertana2024
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana2024
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana2024
Teredus cylindricus Teredus cylindricus2024
Teredus cylindricus Teredus cylindricus2024
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia2024
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia2024
Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella2024
Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella2024
Heart Moth Dicycla oo2024
Heart Moth Dicycla oo2024
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana2024
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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