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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome68 ha
Getting here
51.39447, -0.75054
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Daubenton's Bat +11 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +158 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,917 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,917 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Magpie +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Stoat · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- StoatMustela erminea subsp. erminea2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +32
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2025
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Southern Hawker
Neat Feather-moss
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,917 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Magpie +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Stoat · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- StoatMustela erminea subsp. erminea2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +32
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2025
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Southern Hawker
Neat Feather-moss
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica2025Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2025Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusUleiota planatusUleiota planatusUleiota planatusUleiota planatusWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Goat MothCossus cossus2025Goat MothCossus cossus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2025Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2025Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2025Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Events & activities nearby
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