The Gorse ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.44147, -0.76339
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Cinnabar +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Cinnabar +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 The Cut countryside corridor Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cabbage Hill Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local walking route
Show on map 16 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 Emmbrook Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Bracknell Useful Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Yellow Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hazelwood Lane bridleway · 506 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 506 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Hazelwood Lane bridleway · 821 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 821 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Hazelwood Lane bridleway · 875 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 875 m Path type: service
Show on map Hazelwood Lane bridleway · 233 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 233 m Path type: service
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
17,250 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,250 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Robin · Pheasant · Magpie · Blackbird +48
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Cinnabar · Death's-head Hawk-moth · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 22-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,250 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Robin · Pheasant · Magpie · Blackbird +48
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Cinnabar · Death's-head Hawk-moth · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 22-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 