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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 122 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.38369, -0.74065
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 on site — 4 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 on site — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Large Red Damselfly, Small Red Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Large Red Damselfly, Small Red Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wildlife Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park Purple Walking route ▾
Named route Ref purple Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Windsor and Maidenhead LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ascot to Windsor Local cycle route
Show on map Greenway Red route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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
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Wildlife to spot
12,213 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,213 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Wren · Greylag Goose +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Stoat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +31
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,213 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Wren · Greylag Goose +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Stoat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +31
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2025
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2025
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Goat Moth Cossus cossus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2025
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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