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Oak Tree Garden Centre food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Bracknell Forest

Oak Tree Garden Centre holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the shop met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 3 November 2025, 8 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: Oak Tree Nursery Bracknell Road, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 6LH

How it compares in Bracknell Forest

That puts Oak Tree Garden Centre among the 580 places in Bracknell Forest holding top marks, 83% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Bracknell Forest
5 out of 5 580 83% ← Oak Tree Garden Centre
4 out of 5 77 11%
3 out of 5 29 4%
2 out of 5 8 1%
1 out of 5 3 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 86 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Oak Tree Garden Centre none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Questions about Oak Tree Garden Centre

What is Oak Tree Garden Centre's food hygiene rating?

Oak Tree Garden Centre has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Bracknell Forest Council on 3 November 2025.

Is Oak Tree Garden Centre safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this shop to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Oak Tree Garden Centre last inspected?

Oak Tree Garden Centre was last inspected on 3 November 2025, 8 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Bracknell Forest Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Oak Tree Garden Centre?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Oak Tree Garden Centre compare to other places in Bracknell Forest?

83% of the 697 rated food businesses in Bracknell Forest hold the top rating of 5, and Oak Tree Garden Centre is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Bracknell Forest Council inspects Oak Tree Garden Centre and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Oak Tree Garden Centre is one of 405 rated food businesses in Bracknell. See every hygiene rating in Bracknell

Bracknell Forest inspects and rates 783 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Bracknell Forest

The official record is held by the council: http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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