West's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
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51.46005, -0.71606
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Goldfinch 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Goldfinch 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Goldfinch, Skylark +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Goldfinch, Skylark +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydroptila sparsa, Agraylea sexmaculata, Meadow Brown +143 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path 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 Jubilee River Path Walking route ▾
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ashmore Lane public footpath · 482 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 482 m Path type: footway
Show on map Ashmore Lane public footpath · 268 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 268 m Path type: track
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Forest Green Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
Show on map Windsor and Maidenhead LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ascot to Windsor Local cycle route
Show on map Greenway Red route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Hogoak Lane byway open to all traffic · 1.7 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.7 km Surface compacted Path type: track
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
5,703 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,703 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Magpie · Kestrel · Starling · Skylark +36
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Ciconia ciconia ciconia Ciconia ciconia ciconia2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Athous haemorrhoidalis · Violet Ground Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Rosy Marbled +13
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Rosy Marbled Elaphria venustula Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,703 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Magpie · Kestrel · Starling · Skylark +36
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Ciconia ciconia ciconia Ciconia ciconia ciconia2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Athous haemorrhoidalis · Violet Ground Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Rosy Marbled +13
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Rosy Marbled Elaphria venustula Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Mother Shipton Callistege mi2024
Mother Shipton Callistege mi2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2023
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2023
Blood-vein Timandra comae2023
Blood-vein Timandra comae2023
Arge pagana subsp. stephensii Arge pagana subsp. stephensii2023
Arge pagana subsp. stephensii Arge pagana subsp. stephensii2023
Pipizella viduata Pipizella viduata2023
Pipizella viduata Pipizella viduata2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023 