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Merthen Wood

✦ Ancient woodland100 ha

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome100 ha

Getting here

50.09399, -5.17969

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Herring Gull, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Common Tamarisk-moss · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Deceiver, Dusky Bolete, Torth Felen +23 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Deceiver, Dusky Bolete, Torth Felen +23 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Vine Weevil, Green Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Vine Weevil, Green Shieldbug +10 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 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 28: Coverack to Helford)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 29: Helford to Falmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Merthen Woods

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Merthen Woods

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🐄Cornish Seal SanctuaryVisitor farm1.6 km→✦TREBAHHistoric site4.3 km→✦GLENDURGANHistoric site4.8 km→🐄Sea LionsVisitor farm1.6 km→🐄Common Seal PoolVisitor farm1.7 km→🌱Gweek village greenUrban park2.1 km→

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