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Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 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🦉 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, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hambleden Valley, Turville and Fingest, Central Chilterns Walking route 16.3 km ▾
Starting from Hambleden, cross the Hamble Brook chalk stream before climbing the valley hills & woods. Descend into Turville & Fingest, then climb for views before turning south for a gentle return to Hambleden. Pass 4 pubs. Some stiles & uneven paths.
Named route Length 16.3 km Duration 04:00-05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Long Wind in the Willows Walk, Maidenhead Walking route 8 km ▾
A moderate circular exploring the rural community of Cookham Dean & the Woodland Trust's Wild Wood at Quarry & Fultness Woods. Pass through farmland, woodland & along the village lanes that inspired Kenneth Grahame, author of Wind in the Willows.
Named route Length 8 km Duration 02:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 public footpath · 531 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 531 m Path type: footway
Show on map 9 public footpath · 364 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 364 m Path type: track
Show on map 10 public footpath · 202 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 202 m Path type: footway
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Oaken Grove link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Pinkneys Green link 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
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Wildlife to spot
14,057 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,057 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Kingfisher · Robin · Jackdaw · Mute Swan +27
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Barn Owl Tyto alba Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Field Vole · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole +1
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Physocephala rufipes · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Scathophaga stercoraria +30
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Glow-worm Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,057 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Kingfisher · Robin · Jackdaw · Mute Swan +27
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Barn Owl Tyto alba Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Field Vole · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole +1
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Physocephala rufipes · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Scathophaga stercoraria +30
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Glow-worm Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lampyris noctiluca2025
Lampyris noctiluca2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Thompson’s Sawfly Tenthredo thompsoni2025
Thompson’s Sawfly Tenthredo thompsoni2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Reduvius personatus Reduvius personatus2025
Reduvius personatus Reduvius personatus2025
Valarian Strider Macrophya albicincta2025
Valarian Strider Macrophya albicincta2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Forest Silver-stiletto Pandivirilia melaleuca2025
Forest Silver-stiletto Pandivirilia melaleuca2025
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2025
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
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