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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.42117, -0.70373
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Magpie, Great Spotted Woodpecker +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Great Spotted Woodpecker +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Jersey Tiger +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Jersey Tiger +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Cut countryside corridor Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cabbage Hill Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lane restricted byway · 19 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 19 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane restricted byway · 317 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 317 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane restricted byway · 302 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 302 m Surface compacted Incline up Path type: track
Show on map Heathway byway open to all traffic · 92 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 92 m Surface asphalt Incline down Path type: residential
Show on map Sandy Lane restricted byway · 165 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 165 m Surface dirt Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
28,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,192 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Beauty · Light Emerald · Ruddy Darter +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025 Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,192 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Beauty · Light Emerald · Ruddy Darter +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025 Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2025
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2025
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Small Marbled Eublemma parva2025
Small Marbled Eublemma parva2025
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2025
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2025
Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria2025
Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2025
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2025 