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Cotton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

50.47998, -4.79434

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Dipper, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Dipper, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Greater Featherwort +80 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +177 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +177 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 32

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saints WayWalking route47 km

Padstow to Fowey

Named routeRef SWLength 47 kmRegional walking route
Camel TrailWalking route
Named routeRef CAMPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route438 m
Named routeRef 32Length 438 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route599 m
Named routeRef 3Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 32Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route400 m
Named routeRef 3Length 400 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridge over a tributary of the River Camel in Cotton Wood

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridge over a tributary of the River Camel in Cotton Wood

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