Deserted village of Poden
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.09065, -1.81532
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cotswold Line Cycle Route
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route▾
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Stratford-WelfordCycling route▾
Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,698 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,698 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +19
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +9
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wall Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,698 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +19
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +9
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wall Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Back-Swimmer
Back-Swimmer
Notonecta
Notonecta
Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2025Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025