Poors Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 35 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.10768, 0.61751
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow 🍄 Mushroom 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
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow 🍄 Mushroom 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Stinky Knight, Mild Milkcap, Bay Bolete +13 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Stinky Knight, Mild Milkcap, Bay Bolete +13 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Brown Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Brown Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 582 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 582 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 7.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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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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Wildlife to spot
4,029 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,029 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Volucella pellucens · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Southern Hawker · 16-spot Ladybird · Common Water-Boatman +5
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,029 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Volucella pellucens · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Southern Hawker · 16-spot Ladybird · Common Water-Boatman +5
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 