Belgium, West Flanders
Polygon Wood is a forest located between Ypres and Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium. It was the scene for several battles during the First World War and there are at least two cemeteries of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in the immediate vicinity of the wood.
What Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke asks of visitors. Rules come from the park authority.
Wildlife and plants recorded in the park. Watch from a distance; leave no trace.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus · Rare
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo · Rare
Common Frog
Rana temporaria · Uncommon
Common Toad
Bufo bufo · Uncommon
Smooth Newt
Lissotriton vulgaris · Rare
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo · Common
Green Frog
Pelophylax esculentus · Common
Alpine Newt
Ichthyosaura alpestris · Common
Eurasian kestrel
Falco tinnunculus · Common
Nearest city: Zonnebeke