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Prestacott Wood

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

50.74245, -4.26733

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Moschatel · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ricasolia virens, Thelopsis corticola · last seen 2013; Fungi — Ricasolia virens, Thelopsis corticola · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Interlude at Wood Park

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Interlude at Wood Park

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🦉ROADFORD LAKENature reserve4.5 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site4 km→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Stowford Meadow Baptist ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Peter and St James's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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