Appendix 1: Long term wildlife records for key sites
Reptiles
Number of reptiles recorded at Caesar's Camp
Number of reptiles recorded at Caesar's Camp
| Year |
Adder |
Grass snake |
Slow worm |
Common lizard |
| 2017 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| 2018 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
18 |
| 2019 |
12 |
17 |
8 |
3 |
| 2020 |
13 |
13 |
3 |
6 |
| 2021 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
| 2022 |
14 |
12 |
8 |
15 |
| 2023 |
17 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
| 2024 |
21 |
17 |
20 |
13 |
| 2025 |
4 |
9 |
19 |
6 |
Number of reptiles recorded at Englemere Pond
Number of reptiles recorded at Englemere Pond
| Year |
Adder |
Grass snake |
Slow worm |
Common lizard |
| 2017 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
| 2018 |
24 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
| 2019 |
15 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
| 2020 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
7 |
| 2021 |
17 |
17 |
6 |
6 |
| 2022 |
20 |
14 |
3 |
6 |
| 2023 |
16 |
14 |
3 |
6 |
| 2024 |
3 |
8 |
21 |
3 |
| 2025 |
8 |
13 |
22 |
3 |
Number of reptiles recorded at Wildmoor Heath
Number of reptiles recorded at Wildmoor Heath
| Year |
Adder |
Grass snake |
Slow worm |
Common lizard |
| 2019 |
7 |
10 |
25 |
35 |
| 2020 |
8 |
0 |
22 |
19 |
| 2021 |
6 |
0 |
41 |
10 |
| 2022 |
7 |
5 |
42 |
14 |
| 2023 |
4 |
0 |
26 |
6 |
| 2024 |
0 |
1 |
53 |
4 |
| 2025 |
7 |
0 |
42 |
6 |
Number of reptiles recorded at Buckler's Forest
Number of reptiles recorded at Buckler's Forest
| Year |
Adder |
Grass snake |
Slow worm |
Common lizard |
| 2022 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
| 2023 |
1 |
4 |
24 |
6 |
| 2024 |
1 |
4 |
66 |
6 |
| 2025 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
3 |
Number of newts recorded at The Newt Reserve (front pond)
Number of newts recorded at The Newt Reserve (front pond)
| Year |
Number of Great Crested Newts |
Number of Smooth Newts |
Number of traps |
| 2015 |
7 |
24 |
91 |
| 2016 |
7 |
6 |
39 |
| 2017 |
13 |
16 |
28 |
| 2018 |
33 |
34 |
85 |
| 2019 |
13 |
60 |
60 |
| 2020 |
- |
- |
No survey |
| 2021 |
1 |
7 |
43 |
| 2022 |
- |
- |
No survey |
| 2023 |
7 |
19 |
101 |
| 2024 |
5 |
10 |
48 |
| 2025 |
5 |
56 |
44 |
Bracknell Forest Council surveys only, 2015-2025
Butterflies
Number of butterfly species recorded across all transects
Number of individual butterflies recorded across all transects
Number of individual butterflies recorded at Buckler's Forest
Number of individual butterflies recorded at Buckler's Forest
Number of individual butterflies recorded at Buckler's Forest
| Year |
Total species |
Total individuals |
| 2023 |
25 |
1744 |
| 2024 |
25 |
1459 |
| 2025 |
25 |
1629 |
Number of butterflies recorded at Frost Folly
Number of butterflies recorded at Frost Folly
Number of butterflies recorded at Frost Folly
| Year |
Total species |
Total individuals |
| 2019 |
18 |
624 |
| 2020 |
19 |
915 |
| 2021 |
20 |
450 |
| 2022 |
19 |
724 |
| 2023 |
20 |
1000 |
| 2024 |
20 |
507 |
| 2025 |
14 |
622 |
Number of butterflies recorded at Big Wood and Peacock North
Number of butterflies recorded at Big Wood and Peacock North
Number of butterflies recorded at Big Wood and Peacock North
| Year |
Total species |
Total individuals |
| 2021 |
22 |
682 |
| 2022 |
21 |
693 |
| 2023 |
22 |
1372 |
| 2024 |
22 |
691 |
| 2025 |
22 |
521 |
Small mammals
Number of Harvest Mouse nests at Shepherd Meadows
Number of Harvest Mouse nests at Shepherd Meadows
| Year |
Number of Harvest Mouse nests recorded |
| 2019 |
19 |
| 2020 |
No survey |
| 2021 |
No survey |
| 2022 |
15 |
| 2023 |
0 |
| 2024 |
36 |
| 2025 |
37 |
