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Gatherley Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.63096, -4.28989

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Horse riding

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route335 m
Named routeRef 327Length 335 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route976 m
Named routeRef 327Length 976 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route721 m
Named routeRef 327Length 721 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route144 m
Named routeRef 327Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 327Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wooded combe, Gatherley Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wooded combe, Gatherley Wood

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✦Dunheved Cross, 80m west of Launceston HospitalHistoric site5 km→✦HAYNE MANORHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Windmill Hill ParkUrban park4.8 km→🐄MaundersVisitor farm4.9 km→

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