Getting here
50.49166, -4.22372
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
15
5 named nearby · 10 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Tamar Valley Discovery Trail · Walking0
St Dominica Heritage Trail (Halton Quay Route) · Walking0
St Dominica Heritage Trail (Ashton Route) · Walking0
Drake Walk · Walking4 km
Calstock Road · public footpath
Chapel Path · public footpath
About this historic site
Lime Kilns is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
☕
Café
The Edgcumbe · 15m
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Parking
4 nearby · Paid · 59m
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Toilets
39m away
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Lime KilnsHistoric site100 m→🌱Dog Exercise AreaUrban park3 km→✦COTEHELEHistoric site500 m→✦Morwellham Quay: transport infrastructure, part of the water control system and a manganese millHistoric site2.7 km→✦Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mineHistoric site4.1 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→