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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.39301, -0.79070
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Dartford Warbler, Blue Tit, Woodlark +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Blue Tit, Woodlark +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 2 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 California Greenway 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
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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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Wildlife to spot
22,497 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,497 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Woodlark · Magpie +30
Hobby Falco subbuteo Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Woodlark Lullula arborea Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 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 Coot Fulica atra Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba Red Fox · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Keeled Skimmer +25
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black-tailed Skimmer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,497 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Woodlark · Magpie +30
Hobby Falco subbuteo Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Woodlark Lullula arborea Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 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 Coot Fulica atra Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba Red Fox · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Keeled Skimmer +25
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black-tailed Skimmer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
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
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
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
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 