Windsor Great Park ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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51.43541, -0.62341
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Egyptian Goose, Moorhen +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Egyptian Goose, Moorhen +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Pincushion +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +153 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +153 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 Memorial Route, Runnymede Walking route 3.7 km ▾
This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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
15,078 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,078 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Egyptian Goose · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird +35
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +30
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Brown Hawker Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,078 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Egyptian Goose · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird +35
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +30
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Brown Hawker Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
Sciodrepoides watsoni Sciodrepoides watsoni
Sciodrepoides watsoni Sciodrepoides watsoni
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle Erotides cosnardi
Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle Erotides cosnardi
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
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
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
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
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 