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Smithdowns Wood

✦ Ancient woodland52 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

50.26940, -4.94934

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Shining Hookeria · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Tawny Owl, Yellowhammer +26 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Tawny Owl, Yellowhammer +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Comma, Red Admiral +8 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Comma, Red Admiral +8 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 31: Portloe to Mevagissey)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
N/ACycling route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route594 m
Named routeRef 3Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland, Probus

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland, Probus

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Market CrossHistoric site4.8 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park2.4 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park2.4 km→✦TREWITHENHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Tregony Memorial SiteUrban park2.8 km→⛪St Probus and St Grace's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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