Ribs Down - Mixed woodland
1 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.37202, -0.63095
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 423m 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 423m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route▾
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route▾
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
Brick Hillpublic footpath · 117 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 117 mSurface compactedPath type: track
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Calypso TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Calypso (7)Local cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Europa TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Europa (8)Local cycle route
Ganymede TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef GanymedeLocal cycle route
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
21,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,448 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dartford Warbler · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +31
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Brilliant Emerald · Common Blue Damselfly +37
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- ParagusParagus
- Field Grasshopper
Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,448 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dartford Warbler · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +31
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Brilliant Emerald · Common Blue Damselfly +37
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- ParagusParagus
- Field Grasshopper
Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataLesser EmperorAnax parthenopeLesser EmperorAnax parthenopeAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufaChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaWater ScorpionNepa cinereaWater ScorpionNepa cinerea7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusPlatycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.CheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensVariimorda villosaVariimorda villosaVariimorda villosaVariimorda villosa