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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.36664, -0.80323
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 144m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 144m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Goldcrest, Coot +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldcrest, Coot +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Grey Pine Carpet, Pine Carpet +286 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Grey Pine Carpet, Pine Carpet +286 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 16 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 California Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 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
46,344 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,344 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Coot · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Robin +35
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goosander Mergus merganser Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-green Carpet · Common Quaker · Grey Pine Carpet · Chestnut · Light Brown Apple Moth +52
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,344 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Coot · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Robin +35
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goosander Mergus merganser Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-green Carpet · Common Quaker · Grey Pine Carpet · Chestnut · Light Brown Apple Moth +52
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Merveille du Jour
Merveille du Jour
Griposia aprilina2025
Griposia aprilina2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Brick Sunira circellaris2025
Brick Sunira circellaris2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Horse Chestnut Moth Pachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Horse Chestnut Moth Pachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana2025
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2025
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2025
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Thera Thera2025
Thera Thera2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025