Wood End - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.43112, -0.65923
Open directionsv
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 88m 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 88m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
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 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Strood Lanepublic footpath · 525 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 525 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Woodside Roadrestricted byway · 83 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 83 mPath type: service
Hodge Lanerestricted byway · 155 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 155 mPath type: bridleway
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25,523 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
25,523 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Egyptian Goose · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Pheasant +38
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
🦌Mammals11 species
summerautumn
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Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Eurasian Serotine +6
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +16
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Beech Leaf-miner
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,523 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Egyptian Goose · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Pheasant +38
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
🦌Mammals11 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Eurasian Serotine +6
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +16
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Beech Leaf-miner
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensisGrey SquirrelSciurus carolinensisPipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025Phyllonorycter maestingella
Phyllonorycter maestingella
Beech DotStigmella hemargyrellaBeech DotStigmella hemargyrellaFive-spot DotEctoedemia quinquellaFive-spot DotEctoedemia quinquellaSmall Beech DotStigmella tityrellaSmall Beech DotStigmella tityrellaWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisLime-speck PugEupithecia centaureataLime-speck PugEupithecia centaureataSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaYellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataYellow ShellCamptogramma bilineataSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusCommon Sun BeetleAmara aeneaCommon Sun BeetleAmara aenea