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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 🅿️ Ranger's Gate 313m away — 6 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 313m away — 6 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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +214 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +214 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
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 Egham to Runnymede Countryside Circular Walk, Runnymede Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Wander through woodlands, wetlands & open wildflower meadows home to the birthplace of the Magna Carta. This circular takes you round Runnymede nature reserve, Langham Pond & ancient woodlands, which form a SSSI, for their rare species & the wildflowers
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local 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 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 NCN route 461 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 461 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
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
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Wildlife to spot
8,775 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,775 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Coot · Blackbird · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 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 · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Six-spot Burnet · Common Darter +53
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,775 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Coot · Blackbird · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 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 · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Six-spot Burnet · Common Darter +53
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus oblongicollis
Rhizophagus oblongicollis Rhizophagus oblongicollis
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus
Sciodrepoides watsoni Sciodrepoides watsoni
Sciodrepoides watsoni Sciodrepoides watsoni
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Mycetophagus quadriguttatus
Mycetophagus quadriguttatus Mycetophagus quadriguttatus
Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus
Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
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
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
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
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Colobopterus erraticus Colobopterus erraticus
Colobopterus erraticus Colobopterus erraticus
Acrossus depressus Acrossus depressus
Acrossus depressus Acrossus depressus
Onthophagus similis Onthophagus similis
Onthophagus similis Onthophagus similis
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 