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Lightwater Country Park

1 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.34550, -0.69224

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Keeled Skimmer, Small Red Damselfly +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Yellow-wort, Meadow Buttercup +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Yellow-wort, Meadow Buttercup +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Castles PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Blackwater Valley PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Basingstoke CanalWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Wokingham WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pluto TrailCycling route

Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route

Saturn TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network

Route 221Cycling route

Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network

Rhea TrailCycling route

Named routeRef RheaLocal cycle route

Yellow RouteCycling route

Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route

Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route

Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route

Named route

Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route

Named route

Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route

Named routeRef Red

Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route

Named routeRef Blue

Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route

Named routeRef Green

🐴

Horse riding

26 public paths nearby

Public paths

Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 194 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 194 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

High View Roadbyway open to all traffic · 499 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 499 mPath type: residential

Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 268 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 268 mSurface gravelPath type: residential

Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 128 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Curley Hill Roadbridleway · 126 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 126 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

14,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +45

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
CuckooCuculus canorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Adder · Slow-worm

AdderVipera berus
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2025

Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +16

Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2026

Early Marsh-orchid · Meadow Buttercup · Rhododendron · Bog-myrtle · Gorse +1

Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
GorseUlex europaeus
ShallonGaultheria shallon

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +45

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
CuckooCuculus canorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Adder · Slow-worm

AdderVipera berus
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2025

Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +16

Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2026

Early Marsh-orchid · Meadow Buttercup · Rhododendron · Bog-myrtle · Gorse +1

Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
GorseUlex europaeus
ShallonGaultheria shallon

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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