Whitegrove Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.42377, -0.73767
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 🛝 Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Beauty, Elephant Hawk-moth, 7-spot Ladybird +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Beauty, Elephant Hawk-moth, 7-spot Ladybird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
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 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 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 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lane restricted byway · 75 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 75 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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
19,474 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,474 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Black Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Black Rat Rattus rattus Adder
Willow Beauty · 10-spot Ladybird · Light Emerald · Large Yellow Underwing · Red-legged Shieldbug +47
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,474 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Black Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Black Rat Rattus rattus Adder
Willow Beauty · 10-spot Ladybird · Light Emerald · Large Yellow Underwing · Red-legged Shieldbug +47
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2025
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos2025
Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2025
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Small Marbled Eublemma parva2025
Small Marbled Eublemma parva2025
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2025
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2025
Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria2025
Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria2025
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2025
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2025
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella2025
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana2025
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana2025
Sharp-angled Peacock Macaria alternata2025
Sharp-angled Peacock Macaria alternata2025
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2025
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata2025
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2025
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2025
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia2025
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2025
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2025
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2025
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 