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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.47608, -0.71528
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cabbage Hill Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Walking route ▾
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking 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 route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Maidenhead Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MBW Local walking route
Show on map 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenway Red route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Pinkneys Green link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Jubilee River Path
Show on map Oaken Grove link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Blackbird Lane bridleway · 250 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 250 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Footpath diversion, Mount Skippets Farm
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Wildlife to spot
6,365 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,365 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat +4
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Pipistrelle 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +13
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,365 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat +4
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Pipistrelle 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +13
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 2024
2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Ischnomera sanguinicollis Ischnomera sanguinicollis2025
Ischnomera sanguinicollis Ischnomera sanguinicollis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 