Swinley Forest Golf Club 3 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.37828, -0.69439
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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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Keeled Skimmer, Azure Damselfly +149 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Bog-moss, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Cow-horn Bog-moss +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Red Bog-moss, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Cow-horn Bog-moss +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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 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 Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Wildlife to spot
13,691 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,691 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Mandarin Duck · Crossbill +10
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Hedgehog +2
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Myotis Bat species Myotis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +24
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,691 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Mandarin Duck · Crossbill +10
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Hedgehog +2
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Myotis Bat species Myotis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +24
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Yellow Underwing Anarta myrtilli
Beautiful Yellow Underwing Anarta myrtilli
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 