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Poor's Field

5 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.59707, -0.43018

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata, 24-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +307 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata, 24-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +307 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Thistle +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Thistle +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

98 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
LCN 89 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruislip Common: Poor's Field anthills

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruislip Common: Poor's Field anthills

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Nearby places

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🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Hatch End Riverside ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️BAYHURST WOODCountry park2.2 km→🌱Montesole Playing FieldsUrban park2.7 km→

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