Poland Green ✦ Ancient woodland 52 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 52 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.62275, -0.63866
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Coralroot Bittercress, Creeping Feather-moss, Supine Plait-moss +88 more · last seen 2022
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Parsley-leaved Bramble, Two-horned Pincerwort, Raspberry Bryum
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Bucks Way Walking route 23 km ▾
Named route Length 23 km Regional walking route
Show on map Chiltern Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Two Rivers Walk Walking route ▾
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hampden Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Hampden Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map High Wycombe East-West Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Milton Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Milton Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Scotswood End, Knotty Green
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Wildlife to spot
17,536 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,536 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +29
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +23
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,536 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +29
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +23
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024 