Mill-hill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 79 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 79 ha
Places › England › South West › Cornwall Getting here
50.27903, -4.80661
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Frizzled Pincushion, Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South West Coast Path (Section 31: Portloe to Mevagissey) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 32: Mevagissey to Par) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Cross Park Terrace public footpath · 109 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 109 m Path type: residential
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map UK:National Cycle Network - west bound Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 184 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 184 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 63 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 418 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 418 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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12,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,181 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Dunnock · Chaffinch +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025 Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax +30
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,181 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Dunnock · Chaffinch +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025 Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax +30
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Fern Weevil Syagrius intrudens2025
Fern Weevil Syagrius intrudens2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2025
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Muscidae Muscidae2025
Muscidae Muscidae2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2025
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2025
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025 