Our team are working constantly to ensure that we keep the highest standards here at Windsor Great Park, to preserve this special place for future generations.
We will always do our best to let you know if essential work is taking place that may affect your visit.
Please check the information below for general information and to see what’s happening around Windsor Great Park.
Enjoy a series of FREE Power of Flowers family activities in The Savill Garden all summer!
Including:
That's the Power of Flowers!
Check out our event pages for more information about our forthcoming events.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by these activities.
After the current flowering season, the Punch Bowl’s Kurume azaleas will be heavily pruned. This is horticultural best practice and will allow the azaleas to rejuvenate over the coming years.
The pruning also give us the opportunity to combat the bracken on the front section of the Punch Bowl and renovate the gravel paths. During the works the Punch Bowl will be enclosed to prevent rabbits from burrowing, minimise deer grazing and enable our team to keep the plants mulched and weeded.
We also intend to plant a further 5,000 Kurume azaleas on the east banks of the Punch Bowl by 2021.
Windsor Great Park and Forest is an international site of conservation, and some of the UK’s most important locations for fungi are found here. As such, the collection of fungi is strictly prohibited in Windsor Great Park. The ancient trees and acid grasslands are left as undisturbed as possible to create a unique habitat for fungal growth, resulting in an impressive collection of rare and interesting varieties. The collection of fruit bodies (mushrooms and toadstools), however, threatens the future of these species, and the other species they help to grow.
We ask all visitors to comply with the following measures:
While exploring Windsor Great Park during the spring, summer and autumn months it is important to be aware of the risk of ticks. Ticks can inhabit areas of woodland and heathland, and some tick bites can be dangerous, so we recommend thoroughly checking for bites at the end of your visit.
The following tips will also help you to avoid being bitten:
For more information, please see the Public Health England website.
The Crown Estate starts its annual timber harvesting programme this May at Swinley Forest. This work is being carried out as part of the felling and replanting programme set out in the Windsor Estate 20 Year Forest Plan, which is supported and approved by the Forestry Commission and Natural England.
The maps below indicate the areas involved and we are taking steps to minimise visitor disruption where possible. The programme for this year includes clear felling of mature crops and thinning of younger crops.
Harvesting timber in this planned way has many economic and conservation benefits. Felled areas will also be replanted next winter to ensure the forest remains healthy and productive.
Forest operations involve heavy machinery and large timber trucks; In order to keep walkers and cyclists safe, some tracks and rides will be temporarily closed or diverted to safe routes away from the felling areas. We hope to have all routes open again, for the start of the summer holidays.
We kindly request that you respect the closures and follow all signs and diversions while work is ongoing.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Please find below a selection of information relating to specific regulations and policies.
Useful information to help make your visit informative and enjoyable.
