Hammond's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.45753, -0.79347
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 — Barn Owl, Kestrel, Egyptian Goose +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Kestrel, Egyptian Goose +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Red-eyed Damselfly +204 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Red-eyed Damselfly +204 more · last seen 2025
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 23 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 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos M4 passing through Hammond's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
7,474 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,474 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Egyptian Goose · Hobby · Pheasant · Falco subbuteo subbuteo · Raven +3
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Hobby Falco subbuteo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Raven Corvus corax Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Greylag Goose Anser anser Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Badger
Common Rustic agg. · Flame Shoulder · Riband Wave · Cloaked Minor · Black Arches +63
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2024 Riband Wave Idaea aversata Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula Black Arches Lymantria monacha Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella Rosy Footman Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,474 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Egyptian Goose · Hobby · Pheasant · Falco subbuteo subbuteo · Raven +3
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Hobby Falco subbuteo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Raven Corvus corax Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Greylag Goose Anser anser Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Badger
Common Rustic agg. · Flame Shoulder · Riband Wave · Cloaked Minor · Black Arches +63
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2024 Riband Wave Idaea aversata Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula Black Arches Lymantria monacha Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella Rosy Footman Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Miltochrista miniata
Miltochrista miniata
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula2024
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula2024
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Blood-vein Timandra comae
Blood-vein Timandra comae
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola
Oak Knot-horn Phycita roborella
Oak Knot-horn Phycita roborella
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2024
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2024
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2024
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2024
Small China-mark Cataclysta lemnata2024
Small China-mark Cataclysta lemnata2024
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2024
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2024
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2024
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2024
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Yellow Oak Tortrix Aleimma loeflingiana
Yellow Oak Tortrix Aleimma loeflingiana
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
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
Nutmeg Anarta trifolii
Nutmeg Anarta trifolii
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
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
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
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
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella
Common Marble Celypha lacunana2024
Common Marble Celypha lacunana2024
Coleophora Coleophora2024
Coleophora Coleophora2024
Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae2024
Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae2024
Hoary Footman Eilema caniola2024
Hoary Footman Eilema caniola2024
Red/Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia/ferrugata2024
Red/Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia/ferrugata2024
White-banded Grass-moth Crambus pascuella2024
White-banded Grass-moth Crambus pascuella2024
Common Marbled Straw Aethes smeathmanniana2024
Common Marbled Straw Aethes smeathmanniana2024
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2024
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2024
Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana2024
Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana2024 