Tinker's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.42729, -0.76871
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Jock's Lane Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Jock's Lane Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Common Darter +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Common Darter +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 ✦ 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
14,670 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,670 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Starling +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +9
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Jersey Tiger · Beautiful Plume · Cinnabar · Stag Beetle +20
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,670 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Starling +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +9
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Jersey Tiger · Beautiful Plume · Cinnabar · Stag Beetle +20
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes2025
Vulpes vulpes2025
Bat Chiroptera2024
Bat Chiroptera2024
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024 Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
Calopteryx splendens
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos
Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia
Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2024
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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