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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › South East › Bracknell Forest Getting here
51.40042, -0.71893
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
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 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
20,210 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Moorhen +29
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Moorhen +29
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2025
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2025
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2025
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia2025
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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