Cabilla Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 84 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🌲 Walks
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 84 ha
Places › England › South West › Cornwall Getting here
50.46061, -4.62585
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
4 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Dog-violet, Gorse, Sweet Vernal-grass +88 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Coal Tit, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Coal Tit, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue Ground Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue Ground Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lanhydrock Great Wood and Beech Avenue walk, Lanhydrock Walking route 4 km ▾
Lady's Walk is a little bumpy in places but is approached in a downhill direction. Short, steep incline as you enter the Beech Avenue.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 1:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lanhydrock Parkland walk, Lanhydrock Walking route 5 km ▾
Most of the walk is on hard surfaced paths except alongside the River Fowey, where the path is earth and may be softer and muddy underfoot if wet. The route also cuts across grass pasture towards the swimming pool and includes a rough, stony track up towa
Named route Length 5 km Duration 1:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - local link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 130 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 130 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 679 m ▾
Named route Length 679 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 336 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 336 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,429 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,429 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Firecrest · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodlark Lullula arborea Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Beaver · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox · Field Vole +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Beaver Castor fiber2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 55 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Ground Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Non-biting midges · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Leuctra fusca +50
Blue Ground Beetle Carabus intricatus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Non-biting midges Chironomidae Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca Green Drake Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,429 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Firecrest · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodlark Lullula arborea Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Beaver · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox · Field Vole +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Beaver Castor fiber2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 55 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Ground Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Non-biting midges · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Leuctra fusca +50
Blue Ground Beetle Carabus intricatus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Non-biting midges Chironomidae Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca Green Drake Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole
Mole
Talpa europaea2024
Talpa europaea2024
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024
Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2024
Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Ephemera danica
Ephemera danica
Hemerodromia Hemerodromia
Hemerodromia Hemerodromia
Leuctra Leuctra
Leuctra Leuctra
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita
Prodiamesa olivacea Prodiamesa olivacea
Prodiamesa olivacea Prodiamesa olivacea
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2024
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni
River Skater Aquarius najas
River Skater Aquarius najas
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis
Pondskater Gerridae
Pondskater Gerridae
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Leuctra geniculata Leuctra geniculata
Leuctra geniculata Leuctra geniculata
Perlodidae Perlodidae
Perlodidae Perlodidae
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida
Dixa Dixa
Dixa Dixa
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Contacyphon Contacyphon
Contacyphon Contacyphon
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Cionus hortulanus Cionus hortulanus2024
Cionus hortulanus Cionus hortulanus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2024
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2024
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024