Poulter Country Park
144 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome144 ha
Getting here
53.23337, -1.21521
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 460m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 460m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Large White, Marbled White +21 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Foxglove, Biting Stonecrop +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
The Miners WayWalking route▾
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Archaeological Waypublic footpath · 15 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: track
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 648Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route984 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
12,762 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,762 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +20
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Sweet Chestnut · Pale Persicaria · Red Dead-nettle · Tor-grass · Elm +137
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
- Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Tor-grassBrachypodium rupestre
- ElmUlmus
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Egyptian CloverTrifolium alexandrinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,762 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +20
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Sweet Chestnut · Pale Persicaria · Red Dead-nettle · Tor-grass · Elm +137
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
- Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Tor-grassBrachypodium rupestre
- ElmUlmus
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Egyptian CloverTrifolium alexandrinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas