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Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.38231, -0.62378
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park Purple Walking route ▾
Named route Ref purple Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park orange Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional 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 Pirbright Military Heritage Trail (cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +34
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodlark Lullula arborea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Peregrine Falco peregrinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Paragus · 7-spot Ladybird +27
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Trumpets · Toadflax
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Toadflax Linaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +34
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodlark Lullula arborea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Peregrine Falco peregrinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Paragus · 7-spot Ladybird +27
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Trumpets · Toadflax
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Toadflax Linaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii