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Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.37298, -0.67814
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 237m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 237m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Azure Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly +185 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Azure Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly +185 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park Purple Walking route ▾
Named route Ref purple Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park orange Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Local walking route
Show on map 15 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 ▾
Bracknell Northern Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,639 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,639 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Coal Tit +28
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Myotis Bat species +1
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Myotis Bat species Myotis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer +15
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,639 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Coal Tit +28
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Myotis Bat species +1
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Myotis Bat species Myotis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer +15
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense 