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Swannacott Wood

✦ Ancient woodland79 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome79 ha

Getting here

50.75599, -4.47906

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Shining Hookeria, Waved Silk-moss, Leucobryum · last seen 2013

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +107 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +107 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
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Walking

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
UK:National Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeRef 304National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route555 m
Named routeRef 3Length 555 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route826 m
Named routeRef 304Length 826 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 304Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route399 m
Named routeRef 3Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Swannacott Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Swannacott Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St MaryHistoric site1.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfortHistoric site2.5 km→✦Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury CampHistoric site2.8 km→✦Penhallam ManorHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Anne's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→

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