Queen's Wood - Mixed woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.37357, -0.69409
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 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route▾
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route▾
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
Windsor and Maidenhead LCNCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ascot to WindsorLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
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Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
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Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,048 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,048 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Whitethroat · Robin · Wood Warbler +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Myotis Bat species
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Black Darter +19
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,048 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Whitethroat · Robin · Wood Warbler +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Myotis Bat species
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Black Darter +19
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervus