Pole's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 32 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Brentwood Getting here
51.67278, 0.27246
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 🅿️ Kelvedon Hatch Paintball Car park 128m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Kelvedon Hatch Paintball Car park 128m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Nuthatch, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Nuthatch, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Spanish Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Yellow Underwing +138 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Yellow Underwing +138 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Clapgate public footpath · 97 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 97 m Path type: service
Show on map Clapgate public footpath · 361 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 361 m Path type: service
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Eagle Lane byway open to all traffic · 244 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 244 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Swan Lane bridleway · 114 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 114 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Swan Lane bridleway · 111 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 111 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Eagle Lane byway open to all traffic · 83 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 83 m Path type: service
Show on map Mill Lane byway open to all traffic · 267 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 267 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Nuthatch · Magpie · Song Thrush · Blackcap +41
Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Fringilla coelebs coelebs Fringilla coelebs coelebs Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · American Mink · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison2022 Badger Meles meles2020 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2019 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red Admiral · Large White · Small White +11
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Nuthatch · Magpie · Song Thrush · Blackcap +41
Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Fringilla coelebs coelebs Fringilla coelebs coelebs Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · American Mink · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison2022 Badger Meles meles2020 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2019 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red Admiral · Large White · Small White +11
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui2019
Vanessa cardui2019
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2019
Hornet Vespa crabro2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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