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East Wood

✦ Ancient woodland106 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeMountain bikesWalks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome106 ha

Getting here

50.49177, -4.74720

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mountain biking

1 MTB/downhill trail(s)

Varies

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Shining Hookeria, Fox-tail Feather-moss +4 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Lanhydrock Great Wood and Beech Avenue walk, LanhydrockWalking route4 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 routeLength 4 kmDuration 1:30Round tripLocal walking route
Copshorn Roadpublic footpath · 525 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 525 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32National Cycle Network
UK:National Cycle Network - local linkCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 3Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route287 m
Named routeRef 3Length 287 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route438 m
Named routeRef 32Length 438 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Camel Trail and River Camel in Outlands Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Camel Trail and River Camel in Outlands Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉BODMIN BEACONNature reserve3.2 km→🌱Pencarrow GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱Tredanek MeadowUrban park2.1 km→🌱Fair ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in BodminHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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