The Plantation
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.46370, -0.78573
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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cabbage Hill Blue RouteWalking route▾
Named routeRef blueLocal walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Maidenhead Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MBWLocal walking route
The Cut countryside corridorWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenway Red routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bracknell Western RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NWDR cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,995 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Egyptian Goose · Hobby · Pheasant · Falco subbuteo subbuteo · Raven +4
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Badger
Common Rustic agg. · Riband Wave · Cloaked Minor · Brimstone Moth · Mother of Pearl +65
- Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.
- Riband WaveIdaea aversata
- Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
- Mother of PearlPatania ruralis
- Black ArchesLymantria monacha
- Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Egyptian Goose · Hobby · Pheasant · Falco subbuteo subbuteo · Raven +4
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Badger
Common Rustic agg. · Riband Wave · Cloaked Minor · Brimstone Moth · Mother of Pearl +65
- Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.
- Riband WaveIdaea aversata
- Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
- Mother of PearlPatania ruralis
- Black ArchesLymantria monacha
- Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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