High Standinghill Woods - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.45883, -0.65915
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲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
Jubilee River PathWalking route▾
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named routeRef E2International walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
99 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Holyport GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,828 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,828 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Hobby +38
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Jersey Tiger · Beech Leaf-miner · Beech Dot · Five-spot Dot +14
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Beech Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter maestingella
- Beech DotStigmella hemargyrella
- Five-spot DotEctoedemia quinquella
- Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,828 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Hobby +38
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Jersey Tiger · Beech Leaf-miner · Beech Dot · Five-spot Dot +14
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Beech Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter maestingella
- Beech DotStigmella hemargyrella
- Five-spot DotEctoedemia quinquella
- Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridulaSouthern Green ShieldbugNezara viridulaDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiWhite ErmineSpilosoma lubricipedaWhite ErmineSpilosoma lubricipedaSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major