Farleywood Recreational Area 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.41707, -0.78158
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 on site — 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 on site — 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, Magpie, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Jersey Tiger, Western Honey Bee +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Jersey Tiger, Western Honey Bee +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 422
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 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 Amen Corner Business Park
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Wildlife to spot
15,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,727 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red Fox · Mole · Hedgehog · Water Shrew · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Beautiful Plume · Helophilus pendulus · Cinnabar · Green Shieldbug +15
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,727 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red Fox · Mole · Hedgehog · Water Shrew · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Beautiful Plume · Helophilus pendulus · Cinnabar · Green Shieldbug +15
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Saissetia oleae Saissetia oleae
Saissetia oleae Saissetia oleae
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hoverfly Syrphidae
Hoverfly Syrphidae
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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