Passmore's Plantation 62 ha
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Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.39828, -0.69461
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 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 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 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 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🦉 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 — Mallard, Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 The Cut countryside corridor Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cabbage Hill Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local walking route
Show on map 19 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 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 Bracknell Forest Green Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green 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 Photos Coniferous plantation, Swinley Forest
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Wildlife to spot
21,055 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,055 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Nuthatch · Moorhen +30
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Badger · Pine Marten · Hedgehog +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,055 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Nuthatch · Moorhen +30
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Badger · Pine Marten · Hedgehog +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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