Downshire Golf Complex 93 ha
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51.39428, -0.78674
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⛳ Golf 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 — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 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 19 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
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23,385 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,385 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw +36
Hobby Falco subbuteo Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Woodlark Lullula arborea Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Emerald Damselfly +24
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,385 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw +36
Hobby Falco subbuteo Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Woodlark Lullula arborea Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Emerald Damselfly +24
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura pumilio
Ischnura pumilio
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Scatella stagnalis Scatella stagnalis
Scatella stagnalis Scatella stagnalis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Anaceratagallia ribauti Anaceratagallia ribauti
Anaceratagallia ribauti Anaceratagallia ribauti
Ochthera manicata Ochthera manicata
Ochthera manicata Ochthera manicata
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 