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Old Wood

6 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.49201, -0.51766

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Rose Chafer, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Rose Chafer, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Least Duckweed, Orange Balsam +1 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Least Duckweed, Orange Balsam +1 more · last seen 2019

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Celandine RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to West Drayton stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Colne Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

London LOOP (Section 11)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 30Cycling route

Named routeRef 30Local cycle route

LCN 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

LCN 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

LCN 39Cycling route

Named routeRef 39Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Coot · Woodpigeon · Robin +53

MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
Little OwlAthene noctua
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
SwiftApus apus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

wintersummer

2025

Roe Deer · Muntjac · Badger

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · 14-spot Ladybird · Broad Centurion · Batman Hoverfly +3

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Coot · Woodpigeon · Robin +53

MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
Little OwlAthene noctua
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
SwiftApus apus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

wintersummer

2025

Roe Deer · Muntjac · Badger

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · 14-spot Ladybird · Broad Centurion · Batman Hoverfly +3

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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