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Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.42519, -0.70043
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 497m away — 2 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 497m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Jersey Tiger +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Jersey Tiger +55 more · last seen 2025
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 22 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 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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 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
25,312 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,312 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Beauty · Light Emerald · Ruddy Darter +25
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Jersey Tiger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,312 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Beauty · Light Emerald · Ruddy Darter +25
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Jersey Tiger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euplagia quadripunctaria
Euplagia quadripunctaria
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Small Marbled Eublemma parva
Small Marbled Eublemma parva
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura
Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria
Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 