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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Getting here
51.35031, -0.78966
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Grey Pine Carpet, Pine Carpet +280 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Hill Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Court Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wildlife Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Calvert Walk public footpath · 131 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 131 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Thibet Road public footpath · 209 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 209 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Thibet Road public footpath · 161 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 161 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 16 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 California Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Cove LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brookside byway open to all traffic · 169 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 169 m Path type: residential
Show on map Brookside byway open to all traffic · 141 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 141 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
49,889 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,889 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Magpie +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Harvest Mouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 50 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Quaker · Chestnut · Red-green Carpet · Grey Pine Carpet · Hebrew Character +45
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,889 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Magpie +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Harvest Mouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 50 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Quaker · Chestnut · Red-green Carpet · Grey Pine Carpet · Hebrew Character +45
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Brick Sunira circellaris2025
Brick Sunira circellaris2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Horse Chestnut Moth Pachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Horse Chestnut Moth Pachycnemia hippocastanaria2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana2025
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2025
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis2025
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2025
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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