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Portontown Wood

✦ Ancient woodland34 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

50.56166, -4.22731

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Beautiful Demoiselle +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Beautiful Demoiselle +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 270Cycling route
Named routeRef 270National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 270Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route249 m
Named routeRef 270Length 249 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route997 m
Named routeRef 270Length 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 327Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lower Portington Farm

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lower Portington Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦New Consols Mine: surface, buried and underground remains, LuckettHistoric site4.3 km→✦Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mineHistoric site3.7 km→✦ENDSLEIGHHistoric site4.1 km→✦MineHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Constantine's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Lucket Miners' CottagesHistoric site4.2 km→

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