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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.35809, -0.80066
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 🅿️ Parking 213m away — 20 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 🅿️ Parking 213m away — 20 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, Robin, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Grey Pine Carpet, Pine Carpet +288 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 Ambarrow Hill Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Court Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wildlife Walk 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 Calvert Walk public footpath · 131 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 131 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 California Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Cove LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 27 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 27 m Surface dirt Incline up Path type: track
Show on map Edgbarrow Rise byway open to all traffic · 156 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 156 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 74 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 74 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 48 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 48 m Surface dirt Incline up Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 143 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 143 m Surface compacted Incline down Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
47,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,548 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Moorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Canada Goose +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Egret Egretta garzetta Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-green Carpet · Common Quaker · Grey Pine Carpet · Chestnut · Light Brown Apple Moth +52
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,548 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Moorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Canada Goose +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Egret Egretta garzetta Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-green Carpet · Common Quaker · Grey Pine Carpet · Chestnut · Light Brown Apple Moth +52
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Merveille du Jour
Merveille du Jour
Griposia aprilina2025
Griposia aprilina2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Brick Sunira circellaris2025
Brick Sunira circellaris2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Horse Chestnut Moth Pachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Horse Chestnut Moth Pachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana2025
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2025
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2025
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Thera Thera2025
Thera Thera2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025 