Ash Wood - Broadleaved woodland
60 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha
Getting here
50.18575, -5.09424
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 29: Helford to Falmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 30: Falmouth to Portloe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Coast to Coast TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route278 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Broads Lanebridleway · 524 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 524 mPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
17,635 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,635 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Oystercatcher · Redshank +34
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Seal · Risso's Dolphin
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
🐝Insects5 species
springautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Epistrophe eligans · Oedemera femoralis · Syrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- SyrphusSyrphus
Deceiver · Birch Mazegill · Puccinia ribis-pendulae · Clustered Bonnet · Jelly Ear +22
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Birch MazegillTrametes betulina
- Puccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulae
- Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Hairy Curtain Crust
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,635 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Oystercatcher · Redshank +34
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Seal · Risso's Dolphin
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
🐝Insects5 species
springautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Epistrophe eligans · Oedemera femoralis · Syrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- SyrphusSyrphus
Deceiver · Birch Mazegill · Puccinia ribis-pendulae · Clustered Bonnet · Jelly Ear +22
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Birch MazegillTrametes betulina
- Puccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulae
- Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Hairy Curtain Crust
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stereum hirsutum
Stereum hirsutum
Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.Orange Ping-Pong BatFavolaschia claudopusOrange Ping-Pong BatFavolaschia claudopusBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallicaBulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallicaCommon Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformisCommon Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformisClustered ToughshankGymnopus confluensClustered ToughshankGymnopus confluensBitter OysterlingPanellus stipticusBitter OysterlingPanellus stipticusGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumOakbug MilkcapLactarius quietusOakbug MilkcapLactarius quietusTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareOak MildewErysiphe alphitoidesOak MildewErysiphe alphitoidesAmanita WridogAmanita rubescensAmanita WridogAmanita rubescensAmanita citrinaAmanita citrinaAmanita citrinaAmanita citrinaTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaBay BoleteImleria badiaBay BoleteImleria badiaBurgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopusBurgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopusGrisetteAmanita vaginataGrisetteAmanita vaginataCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaEvents & activities nearby
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