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Pooley Country Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.63046, -1.62211

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bittern and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 406m away

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bittern and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 406m away

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Bittern, Mallard, Coot +97 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Bittern, Mallard, Coot +97 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Family friendly

Good match

Free

Urban park — family destination

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 km▾

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~9h

Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

11,816 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

11,816 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds100 species

springsummer

2025

Bittern · Mallard · Coot · Hobby · Mute Swan

+95 more species

All 100 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BitternBotaurus stellaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WigeonMareca penelope
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Barn OwlTyto alba
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2022
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Little SwiftApus affinis2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022

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Mammals8 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Badger · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

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Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Grass Snake

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Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2025

Smooth Newt

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Insects28 species

springsummer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly

+23 more species

All 28 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Emperor Dragonfly

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Plants1 species

spring

2024

Ribwort Plantain

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,816 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds100 species

springsummer

2025

Bittern · Mallard · Coot · Hobby · Mute Swan

+95 more species

All 100 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BitternBotaurus stellaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WigeonMareca penelope
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Barn OwlTyto alba
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2022
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Little SwiftApus affinis2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022

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Mammals8 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Badger · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

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Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Grass Snake

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Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2025

Smooth Newt

🐝

Insects28 species

springsummer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly

+23 more species

All 28 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Emperor Dragonfly

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Plants1 species

spring

2024

Ribwort Plantain

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 John Carver · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 John Carver · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Parking

1 nearby · Paid · 406m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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🏞️POOLEYCountry park0 m→🦉ABBEY GREENNature reserve1.6 km→🌱Abbey Green ParkUrban park1.6 km→🦉KETTLE BROOKNature reserve3.4 km→🦉WARWICKSHIRE MOORNature reserve4 km→🌱Pooley Country ParkUrban park300 m→