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Foxeypiece Plantation

54 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

50.42316, -4.59379

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ingrailed Clay +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ingrailed Clay +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cape Thread-moss, Dwarf Neckera, Common Tamarisk-moss +219 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Cape Thread-moss, Dwarf Neckera, Common Tamarisk-moss +219 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Two-horned Pincerwort, Wood-rust +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Calicium hyperelloides, Ciliate Strap-Lichen, Calicium lenticulare +1 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Calicium hyperelloides, Ciliate Strap-Lichen, Calicium lenticulare +1 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saints WayWalking route47 km

Padstow to Fowey

Named routeRef SWLength 47 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - local linkCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
N/ACycling route889 m
Named routeLength 889 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m
Named routeLength 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track into Hawkey's Piece Plantation

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into Hawkey's Piece Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Forest Holidays DeerparkUrban park4.6 km→✦Linear boundary called the Giant's HedgeHistoric site4.4 km→✦Lerryn BridgeHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Community GardenUrban park4.6 km→✦BOCONNOCHistoric site800 m→🐄Porfell Wildlife Park & SanctuaryVisitor farm2.5 km→

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