Poor's Allotment

Poor's Allotment (grid reference ST560990) is a 28.57-hectare (70.6-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954.

[3] The site is now part of a larger nature reserve of 60 hectares (The Park & Poor's Allotment (grid reference ST558992)) managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.

The Park's conservation interest is now managed in partnership with the Forestry Commission who are the land owners.

The calcareous limestone grassland includes a range of fescue species and herbs such as Rock Rose, Thyme, Stemless Thistle, Salad Burnet and Bird's-foot Trefoil.

The wooded areas include Oak, Holly, Yew, Field Maple and Whitebeam.

Highland cattle
Exmoor ponies