Paddockhill Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.46335, -0.63595
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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 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Jersey Tiger +92 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Jersey Tiger +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Maidenhead Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MBW Local walking route
Show on map Memorial Route, Runnymede Walking route 3.7 km ▾
This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Walking route ▾
120 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN route 461 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 461 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Jubilee River Path
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
St. Leonard's Hill bridleway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.6 km Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos St Leonards Hill, Windsor
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Wildlife to spot
27,933 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,933 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Mesembrina meridiana · Rhizophagus oblongicollis · Rhizophagus bipustulatus · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Mycetophagus quadriguttatus +2
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,933 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Mesembrina meridiana · Rhizophagus oblongicollis · Rhizophagus bipustulatus · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Mycetophagus quadriguttatus +2
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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