Poor Park ✦ Ancient woodland 23 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Himalayan Balsam +65 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Elder +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London to Walsingham - stage 04 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW04 Local walking route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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2,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 🐝 Insects 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tachina fera · Cantharis rustica · Phasia hemiptera · Marmalade Hoverfly · Ivy Bee +36
Tachina fera Tachina fera2022 Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera2022 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2022 Ferdinandea cuprea 🌿 Plants 1 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 🐝 Insects 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tachina fera · Cantharis rustica · Phasia hemiptera · Marmalade Hoverfly · Ivy Bee +36
Tachina fera Tachina fera2022 Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera2022 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2022 Ferdinandea cuprea 🌿 Plants 1 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ferdinandea cuprea2022
Ferdinandea cuprea2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2022
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2022
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2022
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2022
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2022
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2022
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2022
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2022
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2022
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2022
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2022
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2022
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Four-barred Major Oxycera rara2022
Four-barred Major Oxycera rara2022
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2022
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Stictoleptura scutellata Stictoleptura scutellata2022
Stictoleptura scutellata Stictoleptura scutellata2022
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022
Anaspis fasciata Anaspis fasciata2022
Anaspis fasciata Anaspis fasciata2022
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2022
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2022
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2022
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2022
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2022
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2022
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2022
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2022
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2022
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022 