Pebblestone Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Wokingham Getting here
51.42328, -0.81379
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 🅿️ Parking 208m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 208m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Jersey Tiger, Willow Beauty +136 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Jersey Tiger, Willow Beauty +136 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 California Greenway 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 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barkham Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
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 Bracknell Forest Green Route Cycling route ▾
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Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
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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
18,085 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,085 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stonechat · Whitethroat · Mallard · Magpie · Coot +42
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Jersey Tiger +27
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,085 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stonechat · Whitethroat · Mallard · Magpie · Coot +42
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Jersey Tiger +27
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Saissetia oleae Saissetia oleae
Saissetia oleae Saissetia oleae
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2024
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 