🌞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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Best for
11 activities
🛝
Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths 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
🚴
Cycling
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16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracknell Eastern RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bracknell Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Emmbrook Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named route
Bracknell Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named route
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
About this nature reserve
Tinkers Copse is a Local Nature Reserve of 2 hectares located in Bracknell Forest, South East England. Visitors can find dense woodland that supports a variety of flora and fauna, including bluebells in spring and numerous bird species.
