Iron Covert ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.37504, -0.70808
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red Bog-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Grayling, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Grayling, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park Purple Walking route ▾
Named route Ref purple Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park orange Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Local walking route
Show on map 17 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 Windsor and Maidenhead LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ascot to Windsor 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 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
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Farmland east of Rapley Lake
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Wildlife to spot
8,833 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,833 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Tree Pipit · Wood Warbler +28
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +17
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Golden-ringed Dragonfly Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,833 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Tree Pipit · Wood Warbler +28
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +17
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Golden-ringed Dragonfly Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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