Poorend Wood - Conifer woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.61903, -2.44496
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Stanley WalkWalking route1 km▾
The easiest walk. Follows attractive woodland rides, largely level and on grass.
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km▾
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
The Slitherpublic footpath · 15 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: steps
The Slitherpublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: footway
The Slitherpublic footpath · 3 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: steps
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route8.4 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 8.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,832 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,832 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch +52
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Muntjac
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Minotaur Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella · Azure Damselfly +5
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,832 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch +52
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Muntjac
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Minotaur Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella · Azure Damselfly +5
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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