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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.39830, -0.70866
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🦉 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 — Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Ruddy Darter +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Ruddy Darter +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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 17 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 ▾
Yellow Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow 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 3 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 Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Green
Show on map Photos Woodland ride, Swinley Park
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Wildlife to spot
21,325 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,325 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Emerald Damselfly +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,325 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Emerald Damselfly +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Pine Hawk-moth Sphinx pinastri2025
Pine Hawk-moth Sphinx pinastri2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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