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Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.41084, -0.76312
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Beauty, Vine's Rustic +161 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Beauty, Vine's Rustic +161 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Cut countryside corridor Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Simons Wood Trail, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.1 km ▾
An area of wet woodlands & lowland heath providing habitat for birds & invertebrates. Explore the views, flora & fauna of the broadleaved & coniferous woods, the naturally created Heath Pond, and the rare delights of a heathland habitat.
Named route Length 2.1 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Emmbrook Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Bracknell Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Yellow Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Forest Blue Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley Red Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Green
Show on map Photos Wildridings estate, Bracknell
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Wildlife to spot
19,398 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,398 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Black Rat · Water Shrew +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Black Rat Rattus rattus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pipistrelle Bat species 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Stag Beetle · Beautiful Plume · Cinnabar · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,398 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Black Rat · Water Shrew +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Black Rat Rattus rattus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pipistrelle Bat species 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Stag Beetle · Beautiful Plume · Cinnabar · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrellus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia
Hoverfly Syrphidae
Hoverfly Syrphidae
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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