The Belt ✦ Ancient woodland 70 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 70 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.38631, -0.66147
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Toadflax · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser +163 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser +163 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 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 Monks Walk public footpath · 434 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 434 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map St Mary's Road public footpath · 392 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 392 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map St Mary's Road public footpath · 290 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 290 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Bracknell Northern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 2 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
13,890 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Robin +25
Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +8
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Long-eared Bat species Plecotus 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Smooth Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Downy Emerald Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Robin +25
Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +8
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Long-eared Bat species Plecotus 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Smooth Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Downy Emerald Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eurasian Serotine
Eurasian Serotine
Cnephaeus serotinus
Cnephaeus serotinus
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Myotis Bat species Myotis
Myotis Bat species Myotis
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Cordulia aenea
Cordulia aenea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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