Wickham Bushes - Grassland 5 ha
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🦅 Birds🦋 Insects🦉 Wildlife
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.36490, -0.76123
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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 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 7 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 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 Eastern Lane public footpath · 297 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 297 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Eastern Lane public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Eastern Lane public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map 14 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 Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Blue Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Orange Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref orange Local cycle route
Show on map Camberley to Bagshot Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
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
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Wildlife to spot
23,645 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,645 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Jay +30
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Hobby Falco subbuteo Stock Dove Columba oenas Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Peregrine Falco peregrinus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Roe Deer · Stoat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle +4
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Small Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,645 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Jay +30
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Hobby Falco subbuteo Stock Dove Columba oenas Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Peregrine Falco peregrinus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Roe Deer · Stoat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle +4
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Small Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ceriagrion tenellum
Ceriagrion tenellum
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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