Shottesbrooke Park - Sparse woodland
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.49875, -0.78763
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Maidenhead Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MBWLocal walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maidenhead Millennium WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Oaken Grove linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ray Mill linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pinkneys Green linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
20,175 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,175 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Early Oak Gall Moth · Streamer · Early Grey · Dotted Chestnut · Shoulder Stripe +9
- Early Oak Gall MothPammene giganteana
- StreamerAnticlea derivata
- Early GreyXylocampa areola
- Dotted ChestnutConistra rubiginea
- Shoulder StripeEarophila badiata
- Frosted GreenPolyploca ridens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,175 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Early Oak Gall Moth · Streamer · Early Grey · Dotted Chestnut · Shoulder Stripe +9
- Early Oak Gall MothPammene giganteana
- StreamerAnticlea derivata
- Early GreyXylocampa areola
- Dotted ChestnutConistra rubiginea
- Shoulder StripeEarophila badiata
- Frosted GreenPolyploca ridens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Beauty
Oak Beauty
Biston strataria
Biston strataria
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaSpring HarbingerTortricodes alternellaSpring HarbingerTortricodes alternellaSmall Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidariaSmall Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidariaSmall QuakerOrthosia crudaSmall QuakerOrthosia crudaBrindled PugEupithecia abbreviataBrindled PugEupithecia abbreviata