Scarlett's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Wokingham Getting here
51.49211, -0.83389
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Meadow Brown +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Meadow Brown +65 more · last seen 2026
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 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Maidenhead Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MBW Local walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bader Way Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Scarlett's Farm Waltham St Lawrence
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Wildlife to spot
9,168 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,168 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Pigeon Columba2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Squirrel · Badger · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +3
Squirrel Sciurus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Stag Beetle · Southern Green Shieldbug · Minotaur Beetle · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Helophilus pendulus +6
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,168 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Pigeon Columba2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Squirrel · Badger · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +3
Squirrel Sciurus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Stag Beetle · Southern Green Shieldbug · Minotaur Beetle · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Helophilus pendulus +6
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 2023
2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea2023
Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea2023
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2022
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2022 