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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife〰 Water
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.40990, -0.69821
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Strong match
Open water — lake or pond with public access; parking
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 422
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cabbage Hill Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local walking route
Show on map 21 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 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 Bracknell Forest Green Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green 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 ▾
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Show on map Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
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Public paths
Blythewood Lane byway open to all traffic · 62 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 62 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Blythewood Lane byway open to all traffic · 446 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 446 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Blythewood Lane byway open to all traffic · 6 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 6 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Blythewood Lane byway open to all traffic · 145 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 145 m Surface dirt Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
27,670 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,670 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Adder · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,670 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Adder · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2025
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2025
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025 