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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.39860, -0.79002
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 🅿️ Jennett's Park Country Park 49m away — 4 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 🅿️ Jennett's Park Country Park 49m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Beauty, Vine's Rustic +143 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Beauty, Vine's Rustic +143 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 · 24 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
18,702 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,702 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Emerald · Welsh Chafer +5
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,702 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Emerald · Welsh Chafer +5
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata 