The Belt - Mixed woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.38589, -0.65432
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 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
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Wildlife to spot
19,655 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,655 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodlark · Firecrest · Hobby · Woodpigeon +23
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Curruca undata dartfordiensisCurruca undata dartfordiensis
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Long-eared Bat species +6
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2025
Smooth Snake · Adder
- Smooth SnakeCoronella austriaca
- AdderVipera berus
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Himacerus (Anaptus) major · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Pale Tussock +6
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,655 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodlark · Firecrest · Hobby · Woodpigeon +23
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Curruca undata dartfordiensisCurruca undata dartfordiensis
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Long-eared Bat species +6
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2025
Smooth Snake · Adder
- Smooth SnakeCoronella austriaca
- AdderVipera berus
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Himacerus (Anaptus) major · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Pale Tussock +6
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus2025
Capreolus capreolus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025BadgerMeles meles2025MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2025Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2025Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisWood CricketNemobius sylvestris