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Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.39864, -0.78559
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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 🅿️ Jennett's Park Country Park 83m away — 6 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 83m away — 6 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Riband Wave, Willow Beauty +195 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Riband Wave, Willow Beauty +195 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Show on map Photos Source of the Emm Brook behind Easthampstead Park Community School
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Wildlife to spot
13,265 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,265 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Snipe Gallinago gallinago Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whitethroat Curruca communis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Water Shrew
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Small Red Damselfly +6
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Stag Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,265 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Snipe Gallinago gallinago Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whitethroat Curruca communis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Water Shrew
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Small Red Damselfly +6
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Stag Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata 