Northerams Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.40567, -0.77036
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Beauty, Vine's Rustic +159 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Beauty, Vine's Rustic +159 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Cut countryside corridor Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Simons Wood Trail, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.1 km ▾
An area of wet woodlands & lowland heath providing habitat for birds & invertebrates. Explore the views, flora & fauna of the broadleaved & coniferous woods, the naturally created Heath Pond, and the rare delights of a heathland habitat.
Named route Length 2.1 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Falcon Way public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Falcon Way public footpath · 13 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 13 m Surface asphalt Incline down Path type: cycleway
Show on map Langton Lane public footpath · 395 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 395 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Emmbrook Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Bracknell Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Yellow Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Forest Blue Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley Red Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Green
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
21,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,460 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Water Shrew · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Plume · Dark-edged Bee-fly +17
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,460 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Water Shrew · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Plume · Dark-edged Bee-fly +17
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia2025
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 