Wickham Bushes - Woodland plantation
2 ha
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.37359, -0.75134
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Bracknell Western RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route▾
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Devil's Highwayrestricted byway · 322 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 322 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Devil's Highwayrestricted byway · 22 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 22 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
13,796 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,796 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jay · Wren +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- StoatMustela erminea subsp. erminea2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +22
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Common Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,796 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jay · Wren +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- StoatMustela erminea subsp. erminea2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +22
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Common Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusUleiota planatusUleiota planatusUleiota planatusUleiota planatusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica2025Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2025Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Events & activities nearby
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