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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha
Getting here
51.40802, -0.73899
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Chiffchaff
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Chiffchaff
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel +12 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Beauty, Riband Wave +189 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route▾
Named routeRef blueLocal walking route
16 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▾
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
Photos
The park estate, Bracknell
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,471 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,471 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Magpie · Blackcap +29
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Black Rat · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Black RatRattus rattus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Pond Terrapin · Adder · Red-eared Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- AdderVipera berus2025
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Western Honey Bee · Willow Beauty · Stag Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Light Emerald +60
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
- Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,471 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Magpie · Blackcap +29
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Black Rat · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Black RatRattus rattus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Pond Terrapin · Adder · Red-eared Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- AdderVipera berus2025
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Western Honey Bee · Willow Beauty · Stag Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Light Emerald +60
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
- Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025Old LadyMormo maura2025Old LadyMormo maura2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusWinter MothOperophtera brumata2025Winter MothOperophtera brumata2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025Goat MothCossus cossus2025Goat MothCossus cossus2025Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2025Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2025Small MarbledEublemma parva2025Small MarbledEublemma parva2025Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2025Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2025Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2025Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2025Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2025Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2025Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2025Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2025Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2025Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2025Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Black ArchesLymantria monacha2025Black ArchesLymantria monacha2025Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2025Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025Marbled FernMusotima nitidalis2025Marbled FernMusotima nitidalis2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025HoverflySyrphidae2025HoverflySyrphidae2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2025Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2025Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Events & activities nearby
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