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Tolcarne Wood

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 Rabbi WP Thinrod · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome45 ha

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50.20644, -5.02502

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

South West Coast Path (Section 30: Falmouth to Portloe)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

UK:National Cycle Network - Truro loopCycling route

Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route399 m

Named routeRef 3Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 3Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

15,602 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,602 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winter

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher · Cormorant +61

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GannetMorus bassanus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
NuthatchSitta europaea

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Common Tamarisk-moss

Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,602 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winter

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher · Cormorant +61

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GannetMorus bassanus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
NuthatchSitta europaea

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Common Tamarisk-moss

Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rabbi WP Thinrod · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦TRELISSICKHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Trelissick GardenUrban park1.2 km→🌱Trelissick Garden (detached)Urban park1.4 km→⛪St Mylor Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Trelissick TowerHistoric site1.4 km→✦TREGOTHNANHistoric site3.2 km→

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