Gardener's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.45909, -0.78165
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackcap +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackcap +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Shoulder, Common Rustic agg., Straw Underwing +125 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Flame Shoulder, Common Rustic agg., Straw Underwing +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cabbage Hill Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Maidenhead Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MBW Local walking route
Show on map The Cut countryside corridor Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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 Green Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
Show on map Greenway Red route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bracknell Western Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Field close to Felix Fishing Lake
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Wildlife to spot
11,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Egyptian Goose +21
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Hobby Falco subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Raven Corvus corax Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Badger
Common Wainscot · Common Rustic agg. · Cloaked Minor · Poplar Hawk-moth · Lime-speck Pug +47
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Egyptian Goose +21
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Hobby Falco subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Raven Corvus corax Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Badger
Common Wainscot · Common Rustic agg. · Cloaked Minor · Poplar Hawk-moth · Lime-speck Pug +47
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Archips podana
Archips podana
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella
Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Yellow Oak Tortrix Aleimma loeflingiana
Yellow Oak Tortrix Aleimma loeflingiana
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
White-point Mythimna albipuncta
White-point Mythimna albipuncta
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua
Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata
Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata
Birch Marble Apotomis betuletana
Birch Marble Apotomis betuletana
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Nutmeg Anarta trifolii
Nutmeg Anarta trifolii
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Blood-vein Timandra comae
Blood-vein Timandra comae
Black Arches Lymantria monacha
Black Arches Lymantria monacha
Langmaid's Yellow Underwing Noctua janthina
Langmaid's Yellow Underwing Noctua janthina
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Small Seraphim Pterapherapteryx sexalata
Small Seraphim Pterapherapteryx sexalata
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Hawthorn Moth Scythropia crataegella
Hawthorn Moth Scythropia crataegella
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Oak Knot-horn Phycita roborella
Oak Knot-horn Phycita roborella
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella 