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Heligan Wood

✦ Ancient woodland38 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

50.46968, -4.60257

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Holly +1 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue Ground Beetle, Non-biting midges, Leuctra fusca +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue Ground Beetle, Non-biting midges, Leuctra fusca +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

West Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Wood

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Nearby places

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⛪St Neot's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow TorHistoric site4.1 km→✦TrengoffHistoric site1 km→✦Animal pound called CrowpoundHistoric site2.3 km→✦holeHistoric site2.5 km→✦Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham ChurchHistoric site3.3 km→

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