Windsor Great Park ✦ Ancient woodland 158 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 158 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.45025, -0.64558
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Ranger's Gate 68m 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 🅿️ Ranger's Gate 68m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Cinnabar, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +197 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN route 461 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 461 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 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 EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
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
15,889 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,889 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly +37
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Emperor Dragonfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,889 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly +37
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Emperor Dragonfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Five-spot Dot Ectoedemia quinquella
Five-spot Dot Ectoedemia quinquella
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella
Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle Erotides cosnardi
Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle Erotides cosnardi
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
Silvanus unidentatus Silvanus unidentatus
Silvanus unidentatus Silvanus unidentatus
Uloma culinaris Uloma culinaris
Uloma culinaris Uloma culinaris
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata
Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata
Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus
Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus
Litargus connexus Litargus connexus
Litargus connexus Litargus connexus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Orchesia micans Orchesia micans
Orchesia micans Orchesia micans
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Wood-Boring Weevil Dryophthorus corticalis
Wood-Boring Weevil Dryophthorus corticalis
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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