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The Belt

✦ Ancient woodland70 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome70 ha

Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

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

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Toadflax · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

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

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
Monks Walkpublic footpath · 434 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 434 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
St Mary's Roadpublic footpath · 392 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 392 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
St Mary's Roadpublic footpath · 290 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 290 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

12 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
Named route
Bracknell Northern RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue

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